Three Runners die in Detroit marathon
 

Autopsies expected....

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ath_free_...marathon_death

DETROIT – Autopsies are expected after three half-marathoners died during the Detroit marathon.

Officials say 36-year-old Daniel Langdon collapsed at about 9:02 a.m. Sunday between the 11- and 12-mile markers and 65-year-old Rick Brown collapsed at 9:17 a.m., near where Langdon went down.

Officials say 26-year-old Jon Fenlon collapsed at about 9:18 a.m., just after finishing the 13.1-mile half-marathon in 1:53:37.

Autopsies are planned for Monday.

Rich Harshbarger, vice president of consumer marketing for the Detroit Media Partnership, told the Detroit Free Press emergency personnel were on the scene within seconds.

More than 19,000 people were registered to participate in the 32nd Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Marathon.




Since this was in Detroit, I bet the coroner finds that the runners were sweating bullets when they died.

Running is the dumbest form of exercise ever. I don't ****ing get how people can love that shit so much. It's not like you see physical benefits in added muscle/more chicks. You also have to put up with shin splints.

If you want to keep your heart healthy, there are hundreds of different cardial exercises you can do than run 26.2 miles in the span of a few hours.

Sorry if any of you are runners, but there's nothing I hate more on this earth than someone I know who makes a big fat deal out of their running regiment.

"How about we just schedule the meeting before the day starts? We can do it at 7 AM. That should be plenty of time."

"Weeeeeeellllll... I'll JUST getting done with my morning 10 mile run at that time and I'll need to shower and stuff.... you know... can we push it back to 8?"

If God wanted us to run, he would have given us wheels for legs.

Id never take any liquid from someone I didn't know

Dang. The dead guy beat me.

I did, however, beat my personal best yesterday in the half-marathon. I ran the Denver half-marathon in 2:06:39, blasting my old record by 7 minutes and 4 seconds. SNR, I'll pm you with the details.

I love running, but not 26 miles, maybe 3

I don't run unless I'm being chased by something bigger than me.

I did the KC marathon on saturday in 3:50:05 and I didnt die. I drank liquid from strangers all day... SNR, if you are interested, I can give you my training schedule... well after I get back from my afternoon 10k that is...

i like walking ALOT

I am running the Marin Corps Marathon on Sunday with my 52 year old dad.

I do it because I can. I don't let it interfere with my job or family time. Many people don't know I run...

Some people enjoy bench pressing enough weight that they require a spotter so they don't drop the bar on their throat...a la Stafon Johnson from USC.

People get injured from lifting weights....people get injured from running, and some die as seen in this article. And a lot of people die and injure themselves from just being fat.

I run marathons because I can. Not because I want to work-out my cardiovascular system. I run to push my body to see if I can shave some minutes off of my last run.

...like the bench presser pushes himself to see if he can do 1 more rep or add a little more weight.


...and like the fat person seeing if they can fit one more slice of pizza in their stomach. :D

Exactly, it is about taking on the challenge. Pushing yourself to your limits and beyond. The sense of accomplishment when you cross the finish is pretty excellent. I beat my previous best (set in April) by almost 9 minutes. In April I would have thought that it was impossible to meet, much less exceed, that time. I am not saying it is for everyone, but don't knock it just because it is not for you.

Breathing in the Detroit air, I'm surprised it was only 3.

i won't knock most any activities. BUT HOLY SHIT DOES IT ANNOY ME WHEN I GET BEHIND THOSE LANCE ARMSTRONG WANNA BE ****S HERE IN LENEXA. TURN THE KEY PUT GAS IN IT AND DON'T WEAR SPANDEX

ROFL

Seeing that is was Detroit, maybe they were three crackheads that thought everyone was running from the police.

Someone put a 13.1 sticker on the back of the one guy's casket.