Brooklyn Marathon Required 💉 For All Runners. The Results? 16 Collapse And One Dies
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I will need to know how many people on average collapse, or die during a half marathon in similar environmental conditions during non-covid vaxx years before this means anything.
I suspect a few my collapse, not 16 though, and it would be rate for someone to dies during event, especially a relatively young person.
My question exactly.
That's what I was going to ask
Granted this is full marathon and not half.
https://bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/5/1/e000555
A total of 3 292 268 participants were included in the analysis. There were 26 sudden cardiac deaths. Fifteen marathons had no deaths, six had one death and five (Boston, New York, Chicago, Honolulu and the MCM) had more than one; New York reported two deaths in 1994.
The average age of the fatalities was 41 years. Eighty-one per cent (21) of those who died were men. Five deaths occurred in people who had completed a marathon before. There were autopsy results on 24; 21 had coronary artery disease. Coronary anomalies were noted in two. Electrolyte abnormalities were thought to be significant in four and heat stroke in one. Most died within a mile of the finish line (online supplementary appendix figure 1). The overall risk of a fatality, as estimated by this paper, was 0.79/100 000 or 1 death for every 126 626 finishers.
Thank you. I could have searched it but work has been a little busy today
Good info. Thanks
yeah that 1/126626 is a high estimate to say the least.
Odds of dying during a FULL marathon is less than 1%, it just gets publicized by the media a ton.
This was only a half, but it was very humid and the dew point was high, which means heat could have been an issue.
However, that is A LOT of runners taken to a hospital. Normally there are enough med tents to give fluids and treat and release at the finish line.
I have seen runners getting fluids and collapsed on the course during a hot half marathon in Chicago years ago.
Idk… I could run a half marathon fairly easily in training 3 years ago. It’s not THAT taxing and way easier to complete than a full marathon. No “wall” to break past. No reason a fit person like that should die unless they were on a fuckload of stimulants.