Sir, – Jacinta McLoughlin (November 4th) asks should there not be a health warning attached to the Dublin marathon? I would like to point her in the direction of the comprehensive guide on the marathon website under "Medical Advice", where the advice given is "If you don't feel up to it, don't do it". I know from personal experience that some runners may simply do their best in order not to let themselves, their families or their chosen charity down. – Yours, etc,
PETER CONNAUGHTON,
Wexford.
Sir, – The emergency departments may well have seen extra casualties in the aftermath of the Dublin marathon, but that rather misses the point. I would suggest that a far more mundane reason why our hospitals are overburdened is a result of too many of us avoiding exercise and neglecting our health in the first place. – Yours, etc,
MICK McMULLIN,
Dún Laoghaire,
Co Dublin.
Sir, – Perhaps letters regarding the marathon have now run their course? – Yours, etc,
TOM GILSENAN,
Beaumont,
Dublin 9.