20-09-2005, 03:49 PM
I was reading today in the paper about the 4 people who died doing the GNR. I was really shocked to read that one guy had run it 24 yrs running then on his 25th on Sunday he collapsed and died. I always thought when there were fatalities in these races it were people who hadn't done any training whatsoever and could have had some underlying heart problem. I wonder what causes these apparently fit healthy people just to keel over and die after years of running? It certainly made me think that it could happen to any of us and no doubt it will cross my mind next week when i'm at the start line at Bristol.