eli5 Why can’t humans sprint a marathon?

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eli5 Why can’t humans sprint a marathon?

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Sprinters use anaerobic respiration which releases toxic lactic acid into the body around the muscles and needs to be removed or changed shortly after so sprinting can only last for a few seconds.

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