If you are a runner or you are thinking about becoming a runner, you should read this. If you have just started running you should read this. If you think you know everything about running and no one can tell you nuttin' you should still read this. Most importantly, if you are any of the above and you have people in your life that love you and care about you, you should read this.
Hearing the tragic news about Claire Squires, a thirty year young woman who collapsed and died at mile 25 during the London Marathon compelled me to share the details of my experience during my second marathon. Race deaths (geez, is there a name for this occurrence now?) seem to be a taboo subject for runners. What good would it be to tell your family and friends "wow, another runner died at a race this week" unless you want to scare the crap about them from now on every time you step out to the start of a race?
Hearing the tragic news about Claire Squires, a thirty year young woman who collapsed and died at mile 25 during the London Marathon compelled me to share the details of my experience during my second marathon. Race deaths (geez, is there a name for this occurrence now?) seem to be a taboo subject for runners. What good would it be to tell your family and friends "wow, another runner died at a race this week" unless you want to scare the crap about them from now on every time you step out to the start of a race?
