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Title: Three die in Detroit half-marathon
Post by: garebear on October 19, 2009, 07:55:28 AM
DETROIT – Family and friends of three half-marathoners who died during the Detroit marathon say the runners had trained for the race and were unsure what could have caused the deaths.

Autopsies are scheduled for Monday.

Officials say 36-year-old Daniel Langdon collapsed at about 9:02 a.m. Sunday between the 11- and 12-mile markers and 65-year-old Rick Brown collapsed at 9:17 a.m., near where Langdon went down.

Officials say 26-year-old Jon Fenlon collapsed at about 9:18 a.m., just after finishing the 13.1-mile half-marathon in 1:53:37.

Laura Fenlon tells The Detroit News her son had always been an athlete and she did not know of any medical problems he may have had.

The deaths mark the first fatalities at the Detroit Free Press Marathon since one runner died in 1994.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091019/ap_on_sp_ot/ath_free_press_marathon_deaths
Title: Re: Three die in Detroit half-marathon
Post by: #1 Klaus fan on October 19, 2009, 08:13:09 AM
Long distance runners being healty and fit is a MYTH.
Title: Re: Three die in Detroit half-marathon
Post by: delta9mda on October 19, 2009, 08:15:46 AM
they died for us bitches
Title: Re: Three die in Detroit half-marathon
Post by: emn1964 on October 19, 2009, 08:16:13 AM
steroids?
Title: Re: Three die in Detroit half-marathon
Post by: The Showstoppa on October 19, 2009, 09:15:19 AM
running is gay
Title: Re: Three die in Detroit half-marathon
Post by: Stark on October 19, 2009, 09:37:35 AM
Long distance runners being healty and fit is a MYTH.
quote for truth

Fit doesn't mean healty
Title: Re: Three die in Detroit half-marathon
Post by: Fury on October 19, 2009, 09:39:41 AM
Despite millions of people running marathons every year, three deaths = marathon runners are not fit. Brilliant logic.
Title: Re: Three die in Detroit half-marathon
Post by: Stark on October 19, 2009, 09:41:41 AM
Despite millions of people running marathons every year, three deaths = marathon runners are not fit. Brilliant logic.

nobody said they aren't fit - read the whole thread captain smart - we said fit = healty is not true.

Hope that helps
Title: Re: Three die in Detroit half-marathon
Post by: Fury on October 19, 2009, 09:42:18 AM
nobody said they aren't fit - read the whole thread captain smart - we said fit = healty is not true.

Hope that helps

My guess is that most marathon runners are healthier than 99% of Getbiggers.
Title: Re: Three die in Detroit half-marathon
Post by: Method101 on October 19, 2009, 09:44:49 AM
I used to jog long distance as a hobby before i turned to weights and stopped the running. I must admit, it was nice to run outside in scenic areas.. felt like i had alot of freedom since aslong as i took somthing to drink/eat i could jog without stopping for hours.
Now i can probably jog 20 mins then collapse Lol.
Title: Re: Three die in Detroit half-marathon
Post by: IronMagazine.com on October 19, 2009, 09:53:08 AM
I think the FDA should ban marathons, way too dangerous.
Title: Re: Three die in Detroit half-marathon
Post by: Stark on October 19, 2009, 10:06:25 AM
My guess is that most marathon runners are healthier than 99% of Getbiggers.

guessing is hardly a fact ::)
Title: Re: Three die in Detroit half-marathon
Post by: Stark on October 19, 2009, 10:07:27 AM
I used to jog long distance as a hobby before i turned to weights and stopped the running. I must admit, it was nice to run outside in scenic areas.. felt like i had alot of freedom since aslong as i took somthing to drink/eat i could jog without stopping for hours.
Now i can probably jog 20 mins then collapse Lol.

Dont worry about it - the only thing that counts in life is that you look better then 90% of all humans in a thong :D
Title: Re: Three die in Detroit half-marathon
Post by: dr.chimps on October 19, 2009, 10:09:14 AM
See? It's tragedies like this that scare me straight. I just say no to running.

/hell, i say no anything high impact   8) 
Title: Re: Three die in Detroit half-marathon
Post by: lovemonkey on October 19, 2009, 10:10:38 AM
If you wanna aim for fitness and optimal reward from your workouts, marathons is not the way to go. Way too stressful for the body.
Title: Re: Three die in Detroit half-marathon
Post by: Rami on October 19, 2009, 11:09:31 AM
The problem with marathons is they are long.

Takes over two hours for the top elite marathon runners in the world.

Title: Re: Three die in Detroit half-marathon
Post by: fathead on October 19, 2009, 11:11:58 AM
were they white? you never see them bare foot Kenyans dropping dead.
Title: Re: Three die in Detroit half-marathon
Post by: emn1964 on October 19, 2009, 11:12:37 AM
Dont worry about it - the only thing that counts in life is that you look better then 90% of all humans in a thong :D

Starky--don't you mean "oiled up and in a glittery thong?"
Title: Re: Three die in Detroit half-marathon
Post by: The Showstoppa on October 19, 2009, 12:36:41 PM
The whole idea is to get big enough that you don't have to run from anything/anybody.   Marathon runners are twinks.
Title: Re: Three die in Detroit half-marathon
Post by: nycbull on October 19, 2009, 01:57:03 PM
jogging is terrible for the skin. Most joggers are vey saggy and wrinkled.
Title: Re: Three die in Detroit half-marathon
Post by: Boost on October 19, 2009, 02:00:46 PM
My friend was there watching and apparently one of them spontaneously combusted....


Title: Re: Three die in Detroit half-marathon
Post by: dr.chimps on October 19, 2009, 02:09:07 PM
My friend was there watching and apparently one of them spontaneously combusted....
They knew the risks.
Title: Re: Three die in Detroit half-marathon
Post by: Immortal_Technique on October 19, 2009, 04:30:32 PM
Probably a sniper hiding in a boot of a car somewhere again picking off runners ;D.
Title: Re: Three die in Detroit half-marathon
Post by: Tapeworm on October 20, 2009, 07:47:32 AM
See? It's tragedies like this that scare me straight. I just say no to running.

/hell, i say no anything high impact   8) 

Have you tried this, Dr.?

Title: Re: Three die in Detroit half-marathon
Post by: Mars on October 20, 2009, 07:50:41 AM
in detroit only black people live.
Title: Re: Three die in Detroit half-marathon
Post by: Chick on October 20, 2009, 07:57:22 AM
jogging is terrible for the skin. Most joggers are vey saggy and wrinkled.

It's not their skin...it's their wasted muscle UNDER the skin that lends to the skinny/fat look they have...
Title: Re: Three die in Detroit half-marathon
Post by: Tapeworm on October 20, 2009, 08:01:15 AM
It's not their skin...it's their wasted muscle UNDER the skin that lends to the skinny/fat look they have...

I dare you to run even half a mile.
Title: Re: Three die in Detroit half-marathon
Post by: Mars on October 20, 2009, 08:08:30 AM
bodybuilders cant run.
Title: Re: Three die in Detroit half-marathon
Post by: 240 is Back on October 20, 2009, 08:10:19 AM
Real gangsters don't run.




Damn it feels good to be a gangster.
Title: Re: Three die in Detroit half-marathon
Post by: Mars on October 20, 2009, 08:12:16 AM
Real gangsters don't run.




Damn it feels good to be a gangster.

ohh oh and i almost forgot, i want you to come in at sunday as well. hmmm kay? greattt..
Title: Re: Three die in Detroit half-marathon
Post by: Dorian01 on October 20, 2009, 08:24:27 AM
Humans were only meant to travel via our gas-fuelled death machines.
Title: Re: Three die in Detroit half-marathon
Post by: The Showstoppa on October 20, 2009, 08:27:29 AM
Humans were only meant to travel via our gas-fuelled death machines.

Exactly.  If we were meant to run, it would be fun to do.  It's not and only homos and chicks think it is.
Title: Re: Three die in Detroit half-marathon
Post by: wes mantooth on October 20, 2009, 08:43:00 AM
All Pheidippides.........




you should only run 26 miles because you HAVE to......not because you WANT to.


(still looking for a reason why you would have to in 2009)
Title: Re: Three die in Detroit half-marathon
Post by: Samourai Pizzacat on October 20, 2009, 08:59:19 AM
Long distance runners being healty and fit is a MYTH.

it need not be unhealthy.

These 3 deaths are a numbers game. Big marathon event, tens of thousands of athletes. Every year otherwise healthy (often young!) men drop dead, on the soccer field, in a skiff etc. A bad year means a number will die during a big event, one or two deaths are very common. There's a small percentage of people that have an undetected congenital heart anomaly that can lead to sudden death.

Title: Re: Three die in Detroit half-marathon
Post by: nycbull on October 20, 2009, 09:13:47 AM
It's not their skin...it's their wasted muscle UNDER the skin that lends to the skinny/fat look they have...

interesting..but why would their muscle waste and why doesnt the skin shrink to it as it does when anyone loses mass?
Title: Re: Three die in Detroit half-marathon
Post by: Rome on October 20, 2009, 09:53:21 AM
The very first marathon runner dropped dead after he ran 26 miles and delivered his message. Shows you how healthy marathons are.   :)
Title: Re: Three die in Detroit half-marathon
Post by: fathead on October 20, 2009, 06:22:03 PM
Why were all their sneakers missing when the ambulance got there?
Title: Re: Three die in Detroit half-marathon
Post by: jtsunami on October 20, 2009, 06:29:06 PM
all epo