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2 runners die during Philadelphia Marathon

Posted by 7th ALLYSON:) on November 21, 2011 at 8:23am in Mr Bruns 360 Message Board

Two runners died while participating in Sunday's Philadelphia Marathon.

The two runners' identities were not immediately disclosed, as officials were still working to notify their families, according to Johnson. That information will be provided to the public "as it becomes available," she added.

Unlike some other marathons, the Philadelphia Marathon "is open to all competitors" as participants do not have to have a qualifying time to enter, according to the race's website. But officially, all must register in advance to participate.

Maybe the two people that died had some type of a sickness. That is really sad:( Any comments?

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  • 3connor November 23, 2011 at 8:41pm

    That is kind of strange they must of got over heated and were so determined they didn't want to stop to let their heart catch up or something like that. I kind of wonder how old those people were that died because they might not have should of entered a marothon in the condition they were in.

  • 5zachg November 23, 2011 at 6:52pm

    maybe they were to tired and died but this is really sad

  • 5 cesar November 23, 2011 at 4:14pm
    I wider how they died? Yeah people should have a doctors aprooveble before participating.
  • 6Amy November 23, 2011 at 4:05pm

    This is sad. I know I have heard people say "I feel like dying" when they are running a marathon but I never knew people literally died. I wonder how they died? If they had bad health problems, they probably shouldn't have been running a marathon.

  • 4Chelsea November 22, 2011 at 11:09am
    Awww:( Thats so sad, ecspecially because 2 people died!
  • 4alex November 22, 2011 at 10:54am
    I wonder why they died. Im going to have to agree with you. Maybe they had an illness or a disease that they had. This is sad!
  • 4Tiffany November 21, 2011 at 11:06am
    Thats sad. Maybe they should start making people fill out forms or something before participating in this race. Its strange that two people died in the same race though.
  • 2jacobT November 21, 2011 at 9:34am
    Thats crazy i would never run untill I die. Thats weird that not only did one die on the same race but two!
  • 2Taylor November 21, 2011 at 9:07am
    Thats super sad:( I think this proves that it is smart to have people fill out forms before they run a marathon so people can see if they are eligable to run like that. Very sad.
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