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RUNNERS: 16 Year Old Teen Dies After First Half Marathon
Posted on 3/19/14 at 10:04 am
Posted on 3/19/14 at 10:04 am
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I've recently started training for a half. I've run several 5K's, but my goal is to be able to do a half by January 2015. I'm going slow, adding .10's to my distance very gradually. I'm hoping to maybe add a mile every month and a half until then.
But seeing stuff like this scares the shite out of me.
Am I going to die?
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After finishing the Virginia Beach’s Shamrock Half Marathon on Sunday with a friend, Cameron said she felt faint and collapsed about 50 yards from the finish line. She was treated at first aid tent near the finish line before being rushed to a local hospital, but doctors were unable to revive her, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reports.
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The high school sophomore was on her school's swimming and softball teams, and had trained for nine weeks for the race, which she completed in two hours, 19 minutes.
I've recently started training for a half. I've run several 5K's, but my goal is to be able to do a half by January 2015. I'm going slow, adding .10's to my distance very gradually. I'm hoping to maybe add a mile every month and a half until then.
But seeing stuff like this scares the shite out of me.
Am I going to die?
Posted on 3/19/14 at 10:05 am to Giantkiller
quote:Doesn't seem like a long time- but I am not a distance runner.
trained for nine weeks for the race,
Posted on 3/19/14 at 10:06 am to Giantkiller
quote:clearly running is bad for you. I guess I should drive to McD now
16 Year Old Teen Dies After First Half Marathon LINK
Posted on 3/19/14 at 10:06 am to Giantkiller
quote:
Am I going to die?
Yes, eventually, but probably not from running the marathon.
Posted on 3/19/14 at 10:06 am to Giantkiller
Marathon's kill more people than pot
Posted on 3/19/14 at 10:07 am to Giantkiller
quote:
Am I going to die?
Of course you are, but probably not during your half marathon.
Posted on 3/19/14 at 10:08 am to Giantkiller
quote:Obviously don't know the full story or her medical history. However, this sounds like some kind of heart defect. That can happen to anyone at anytime.
But seeing stuff like this scares the shite out of me.
Posted on 3/19/14 at 10:08 am to Giantkiller
you should stop driving a vehicle too, I hear people die driving them also
Posted on 3/19/14 at 10:09 am to Giantkiller
why is this on weather.com?
Posted on 3/19/14 at 10:10 am to Giantkiller
quote:
Am I going to die?
WHAT IF YOU GOT BIT BY A TICK AT THE START OF THE MARATHON???

Posted on 3/19/14 at 10:10 am to Giantkiller
I dont think distance running is healthy. A couple miles is one thing but tge human body wasnt designed for this marathon shite.
Posted on 3/19/14 at 10:11 am to Giantkiller
There had to be some underlying condition. She was more than ready with 9 weeks of training, being on swim team and softball. I trained for about 2 weeks before my first half, and I felt fine.
Posted on 3/19/14 at 10:11 am to LSUTygerFan
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why is this on weather.com?
Because Weather.com is now basically Faces of Death and inaccurate 10-day forecasts.
Posted on 3/19/14 at 10:11 am to LSUTygerFan
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why is this on weather.com?
The same reason Honey Boo Boo is on "The Learning Channel."
Posted on 3/19/14 at 10:11 am to Giantkiller
I just did a half and I was super out of shape before I started running
Posted on 3/19/14 at 10:11 am to TJRibMe
You hear these stories all of the time about someone in great shape dying because they had an enlarged heart or other defect.
Is there a way to check if you have a heart defect (such as an enlarged heart) or would that require surgery and isn't very feasible.
Is there a way to check if you have a heart defect (such as an enlarged heart) or would that require surgery and isn't very feasible.
Posted on 3/19/14 at 10:12 am to Cosmo
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I dont think distance running is healthy.
I'll argue against this until the day I die.
Posted on 3/19/14 at 10:12 am to Cosmo
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I dont think distance running is healthy. A couple miles is one thing but tge human body wasnt designed for this marathon shite.
tell that to a kenyan

Posted on 3/19/14 at 10:12 am to Seven Costanza
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quote: I dont think distance running is healthy. I'll argue against this until the day I die.
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