Brooklyn Marathon Required 💉 For All Runners. The Results? 16 Collapse And One Dies
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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.