This collection of entries is from October 12, 2003.
Holy crap... A 29-year-old female runner, Rachael Townsend, 29, of The Plains, Ohio, collapsed and died about 100 feet after she crossed the finish line of the 26th annual LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon today.
It's not the first time this had happened - in 2001 Luke Roach, 22, of Seattle, died after collapsing near the finish line - his temperature soared to 107 degrees while he was running and he died of heat stroke. In 2000, Danny Towns, 45, of Edmond, Okla., collapsed and later died of coronary arteriosclerosis, a hardening of the heart arteries. In 1998, Kelly Barrett, 43, of Littleton, Colo., died three days after a cardiac arrest in the marathon medical tent. Her death was attributed to low sodium levels, apparently from drinking too much water while running.
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Rachel's Marathon Results:
15K: 1:15:25
Half: 1:45:54
15M: 2:01:12
20M: 2:43:37
40K: 3:28:26
Pace (min./mile): 8:24
ClockTime: 03:43:07
ChipTime: 03:40:33
OverAll: 5783
OverSex: 1047
OverDiv: 275
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