A runner in the american marathon trials died of a heart attack 5 miles into the New York olympic trials marathon.
This chap was one of the favorites.
This is awfull news .
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A runner in the american marathon trials died of a heart attack 5 miles into the New York olympic trials marathon.
This chap was one of the favorites.
This is awfull news .
how old was he?
I think he was in his mid 20s
You can find the deatails on the american olyimpic trails site ,
Sorry i have not got the link.
Very sad news that top distance runner Ryan Shay died during the U.S. men's Olympic marathon trials today after collapsing about 5½ miles into the race. He was 28.
Link to the report on CNN
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...x.html?cnn=yes