Comments on: Detroit Marathon deaths show running is a serious business

By: It’s Still Cold [The D] | Yuvablog

It’s Still Cold [The D] | Yuvablog — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:26:30 +0000

[...] Still Cold [The D] October 20, 2009 | Posted by raghav First, three runners die during yesterday’s marathon. Now, the WNBA’s Shock are leaving for Tulsa. How da’ **** we sposed to keep peace? [...]

By: Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:36:50 +0000

“…hopefully we can learn from this to prevent similar tragedies in the future.” What are we to learn? Is this a lesson for runners or the community of Detroit or those who put on the race? For a journalist, you are rather vague and offer no support. In any case, it’s called FREE WILL.

By: Jerome Savage

Jerome Savage — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:41:36 +0000

Tests published in Runner magazine some months ago showed that, yes there is a greater risk of heart attack during a run but this had to be balanced out against the lower levels of heart attack affecting runners while engaging in normal day to day activities. Of the 10 runners who have died during the London marathon virthually all had an underlying condition, eg congenital heart or high arterial blockage (relatively new to running and unconditioned)

By: Lynn M. Kuemmel-Brown

Lynn M. Kuemmel-Brown — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:52:46 +0000

We train all summer in the heat, and the fall marathons are usually cooler, maybe rain, we always have a stress test before we start training for a marathon. You just never know…Chicago for instance had unseasonably hot weather 2006, and we were told to stop running and walk it in which we did. Condolences, to the families who lost loved ones. Might I add they were doing something they loved.

By: jtm

jtm — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:09:40 +0000

Granted, three deaths in a half marathon is catastrohpic; however, all sports have the risk of traumatic, and sometimes fatal, accidents. I don’t think anyone would be able to one in which a participant has not died.