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> There’s never been a case of a runner dying of dehydration on a marathon course I don't think this is true, unless the claim is 'on a marathon course' so the
by FigBug 8y ago
> There’s never been a case of a runner dying of dehydration on a marathon course
I don't think this is true, unless the claim is 'on a marathon course' so they can discount dying later in the hospital. Still, it's not common.
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- jzylstra 8y agoThere is an adverse cardiac event for one in every ~50,000 runners of a marathon. Complications of a heart attack may include death. This point was mentioned by the health director of the NYC marathon, an MD responsible for an event which sees ~50,000 runners participating each year.