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The Comrades Marathon - Has Anybody Died at the Comrades?
There were two reported deaths at this year's comrades marathon. The first sign of the problem, whether it'sa a problem in the cardiaam circulation, you know, you get the coronary artery diseases. That's probably the most common one, is coronary artery disease that's undiagnosed. You also get structural abnormalities of the coronary arteries. Ryan shay, in two thousand eight, collapsed and died in the new york olympic trials for the us Maritan team. Very famous. I is in his twenties. Sudd, sudden unexplained death. It's unexplained. They sayt they use a term called the sentinel event. No one, no one saw it
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