Death by Exercise

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  Marathoner Dies but Death Raises A Million Pounds
May 9, 2012
What is wrong with this article? ""Now look how she's left us - a huge legacy she's left in her footsteps, well over £1m raised for charity and she has become the nation's sweetheart." I don't blame anyone for looking for something positive in this needless death, but there isn't anything. A 30-year old woman is dead, dying near the end of the London Marathon. However much her death raised for charity is irrelevant and almost offensive.
  Ultramarathoner Falls
Apr 6, 2012
If you have followed my Death by Exercise series of posts, this will not surprise you. Michah True died on a run in New Mexico. He was featured in the book "Born to Run."

He was just 58 years old. He does not look well in this picture in this article, but there are no details on the cause of death.
  Catching up on marathon deaths
Nov 28, 2011
I did not feel like posting these stories during the Holiday or even on Black Friday. With no comment here are the latest reports.
  More Deaths in Running Events
Nov 7, 2011
More sad, but expected news on the running front.
  Just 27 and dead
Oct 17, 2011
He died in a marathon in Toronto. When the police were asked if he was in the marathon, they replied he had a number on. How many is that this year? At least half a dozen, likely closer to a dozen.
  Death in Chicago
Oct 9, 2011
This time in the marathon, not the usual way. Detroit had 3 deaths in its marathon. Chicago just this one, but others in past years. We had no deaths in our Saint George marathon this week.

See chicago.
  A Rash of Triathlon Deaths
Sep 13, 2011
I hate to keep reporting these deaths, but it is my job.

This death was in the bike ride portion, a less common segment to die in. By the time of the bike ride, it is no longer the panic of the swim with many competitors trashing around you. Given that it occured this late in the event, the death would be more likely a result of the long duration and the accumulation of stress hormones and simple exhaustion of muscles of the heart operating in ischemia.
  Extreme Events Matter
Sep 5, 2011
This is one of my themes and is related to the non-linearity of all physiological processes. Of course, they ought to be brief, but intense.

Here is a paper by Dr. Rowe, published in Lancet and on his web site.
  More Runner Deaths
Sep 4, 2011
People Die in all sorts of ways, but dangerous running can at least be avoided. It is not that a person cannot run, but that the running ought not to be too strenuous and repetive. Playful running, sprinting, easy forest running and games with their more natural, rest-burst patterns are fun and healthful.
  A University of Oslo Study of Skiers
Sep 2, 2011
Peter sent me a link I have to share. It is another nail in the cardio is health model we hear endlessly.
 
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