Three Runners die in Detroit marathon

[Fat Elvis]

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.

[stlchiefs]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

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.

Congrats to the other 1/2 and full runners yesterday. I did the KC 1/2 as well and am proud to say I beat the guy even though I fell off the training wagon the last month. Pike's Peak 1/2 is next! I will be sure to send you my training program when I get started SNR!

[Valiant]

Originally Posted by SNR

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.

I am not into running for fun, but you are hella wrong on getting ladies with it.. There are tons of hot women who run and want partners or hookup at the afterparties..

As for the rest, pretty much spot on.. I can sprint, no shin splints.. If I ****ing jog one of those things shins are bothering me half a mile in..

[Valiant]

Originally Posted by Infidel Goat

I think what is suspicious is that all three men died shortly after the 11 mile marker (assuming that the half marathon finishes at the 13.1 marker of the marathon course).

I am suspicious that they will find something in their system that was given to them by a spectator.

That being said, I'd still take water or gatorade at the legitimate aid stations if I were in a race...

BBC prank show was probably in town and had a grim reaper out there scaring people..

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by stlchiefs

Congrats to the other 1/2 and full runners yesterday. I did the KC 1/2 as well and am proud to say I beat the guy even though I fell off the training wagon the last month. Pike's Peak 1/2 is next! I will be sure to send you my training program when I get started SNR!

Oh, hey. I'm pondering that one as well. Do you know when signups are? I just was talking to a serious runner today and he said that it generally fills up within a day of opening up registration.

[stlchiefs]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Oh, hey. I'm pondering that one as well. Do you know when signups are? I just was talking to a serious runner today and he said that it generally fills up within a day of opening up registration.

March. From your time you'd be in Ascent Wave 2, which fills up in a few weeks.

General Registration:
Ascent Wave 1 - Full - Filled in ~4.5 months, 8/3 vs 7/25 in 2008
Ascent Wave 2 - Full - Filled in 3 weeks, 2 days vs 1 month, 3 weeks, 5 days in 2008
Marathon Field 1 - Full - Filled in 1 day, 10 hours vs 26 mins in 2008
Marathon Field 2 - Full - Filled in 5 days vs 50 mins in 2008

[Bwana]

Originally Posted by JD10367

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

That was my first thought as well. What a shit hole of a town.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by stlchiefs

March. From your time you'd be in Ascent Wave 2, which fills up in a few weeks.

General Registration:
Ascent Wave 1 - Full - Filled in ~4.5 months, 8/3 vs 7/25 in 2008
Ascent Wave 2 - Full - Filled in 3 weeks, 2 days vs 1 month, 3 weeks, 5 days in 2008
Marathon Field 1 - Full - Filled in 1 day, 10 hours vs 26 mins in 2008
Marathon Field 2 - Full - Filled in 5 days vs 50 mins in 2008

So it doesn't fill up immediately? My guy today ran it in 2009 and he said it fills up in hours.

Let me know if you decide to do it. It's definitely on my list next year. I have a hard time imagining a more challenging half.

[alanm]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

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.

That's pretty respectable Kevin.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by alanm

That's pretty respectable Kevin.

Thanks! I'm no ziggysocki or stlchiefs, but I do my best.

[stlchiefs]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

So it doesn't fill up immediately? My guy today ran it in 2009 and he said it fills up in hours.

Let me know if you decide to do it. It's definitely on my list next year. I have a hard time imagining a more challenging half.

Oh I'm doing it for sure, it's the only reason I signed up for the KC half because you need proof of a prior 1/2 or full marathon to "qualify". I put that in quotes because a 2:30 half qualifies you for Pike's Peak 1/2.

I think the full marathon fills up much quicker though as there are a lot less spots for that. There are also some psychos who do a double: 1/2 on Sat and Full on Sunday.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by stlchiefs

Oh I'm doing it for sure, it's the only reason I signed up for the KC half because you need proof of a prior 1/2 or full marathon to "qualify". I put that in quotes because a 2:30 half qualifies you for Pike's Peak 1/2.

I think the full marathon fills up much quicker though as there are a lot less spots for that. There are also some psychos who do a double: 1/2 on Sat and Full on Sunday.

Ah, okay. I'm definitely going to target the ascent for next year as long as I can keep running and getting into shape.

The guy I talked to today is really, really into running, and in fact just finished a 50-mile mountain race. Looking him up, it appears that he's in the 1:30 to 1:40 range on half-marathons and 3:15 or so in marathons. He did the Ascent in 3:15 and was in the top ten percent of male finishers.

I know a woman who did the ascent this year, too. She ran a flat half-marathon in 1:53 this summer in a race that we both ran, and her time in the Ascent was 4:49. She said it was not enjoyable.

I suspect that the ascent is as much about leg strength as it is endurance.

[stlchiefs]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Ah, okay. I'm definitely going to target the ascent for next year as long as I can keep running and getting into shape.

The guy I talked to today is really, really into running, and in fact just finished a 50-mile mountain race. Looking him up, it appears that he's in the 1:30 to 1:40 range on half-marathons and 3:15 or so in marathons. He did the Ascent in 3:15 and was in the top ten percent of male finishers.

I know a woman who did the ascent this year, too. She ran a flat half-marathon in 1:53 this summer in a race that we both ran, and her time in the Ascent was 4:49. She said it was not enjoyable.

I suspect that the ascent is as much about leg strength as it is endurance.

Yeah, the Ascent is a 1/2 marathon in distance only. Funny thing is, my mom has done it a few times and said it's more of a climb than a run. You are rarely moving at a running pace, but constantly moving and heading up. I've been told the best thing to do is run stadium stairs or just hop on the stair climber and go.

[Rain Man]

It's scary to even think about it, which makes me want to do it more. Hopefully I'll see you there, even if it's only as a distant speck above me.

[EyePod]

Originally Posted by SNR

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.

Long distance running is the problem, not running. Sprinting is amazing for your body. lose fat and not muscle. That sounds good to me. If God were real, he wouldn't have let your mother create you. And you're lucky he's not.

[ziggysocki]

Wow. Pikes peak sounds amazingly hard. I want to try it. I can do a 1:50 half comfortably... and my best is just over 1:40. I am gonna have to look into this race.