Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Maiming those marathons!


While football has been notorious for its number of on-field deaths (about 14 recorded fatalities till date), it seems running is no less riskier! Now marathons are threatening severe ramifications for its passionate pursuers. In the 29-year history of the San Francisco Marathon, the first casualty of 43 year old William Goggins, brought out the perils involved with endurance sports, which until now weren’t usually associated with serious injuries or fatalities. After it was established that heart failure caused his death, researchers didn’t leave any stone unturned in getting to the root of the issue.

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