It seems to me I heard somewhere that noncohort wrote in article
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Quoted message said:Actually a 53 and 28 year-old died. The 60 year-old just collapsed and
was hospitalized. Both that died were in law enforcement. It wouldn't
surprise me that the cause of the young officer's death was the taking
of anabolic steriods which damages the heart. It is known that
significant numbers of law enforcement officers take anabolic steriods
because they think it makes their job easier.
Based on the LA Times report for March 21, the 60 year old retired LA
County Sheriff's deputy, died three miles into the race. He may have
had cardiovascular disease; one acquaintance said he never knew the man
was a runner because he didn't look fit.
The 53 year old, a retired LAPD detective, died two miles from the
finish. He had been training for the marathon, and acquaintances
noticed his improved fitness.
According to the March 20 Times, a third runner, 70 years old, was
hospitalized in critical but stable condition after a heart attack
several miles into the race. He was not identified by name.
Neither article mentions any other heart attacks or any younger runners
being in trouble.
The only other fatality in an LA Marathon was in 1990, when a 59 year
old man, who was under a doctor's care for hypertension, had a heart
attack.
IMO facts should always come ahead of speculation and rumors.
--
Don Kirkman
