Posted
11/03/2007 04:55:00 PM
by Douglas
Once again someone falls prey to a
marathon.Top distance runner Ryan Shay died during the U.S. men's Olympic marathon trials Saturday after collapsing about 5 1/2 miles into the race. He was 28.
Shay was taken to Lenox Hill Hospital and was pronounced dead at 8:46 a.m., New York Road Runners president Mary Wittenberg said.
Sadly preventable.
Labels: Marathons