> There’s never been a case of a runner dying of dehydration on a marathon course
I don't think this is true, unless the claim is 'on a marathon course' so they can discount dying later in the hospital. Still, it's not common.
I don't think this is true, unless the claim is 'on a marathon course' so they can discount dying later in the hospital. Still, it's not common.
This point was mentioned by the health director of the NYC marathon, an MD responsible for an event which sees ~50,000 runners participating each year.