Is it safe to catch a plane 5 hours after running a full marathon?

I will be running a full marathon at 7 am and will hopefully finish at around 10:45 am. Then I have a 5 hour long plane to catch at 5pm that same day. I wish to know what are the possible risks.|||The biggest problem you are going to have is the 5 hour sitting down afterwards - your legs are likely to seize up and become painful when you try to get off the plane.





Otherwise there are no problems with taking the flight - I have had flights the same day as a marathon.





I would recommend getting well hydrated after the race, and when you cross the finish line, don't sit down, keep walking about, stay on your feet for another hour if you can, and this will help flush all the toxins out of your legs and the gently exercise is good for them.|||Thanks everyone, wish me luck!

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|||Soreness the next few days. If you hydrate on the plane, keep moving around, you should be fine. No worries.





YOu're looking to hit 3:45:00? Make it happen! Get that negative split and finish strong.|||Stay fed and hydrated and you should be fine.|||not a problem. just get up and move around during the flight.|||you should be fine, a little stiff from not moving on the plane but fine