Subject: RE: Triathlon related deaths article by cardiologist Coincidentally, this morning I read an article (it's in Danish so I won't link, just a resume) about deaths in marathons. In the London marathon there were 10 deaths among 650.000 participants over over the last decade(s?). All were men. The deaths among sub 30yr were all caused by some undiscovered heart problem. And the sup 55yr were caused by medical condition such as high cholesterol, things that a health check should identify. For the 30-55yr group no cause could be identified, but the doctor cited in the article theorizes that these were men that had had their kids and had some desire to show that they were still going strong. Something about testosterone and the "competition gene" making men able to push their body beyond their limits. According to this specialist, while the risk of death is 7 times higher for the runner during the race than the couch potato, it is halved the rest of the time compared to the couch potato. |