Re: That' it. No more running for me
- From: SkinnyBilly <wrks4me29@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 04 Nov 2007 00:29:01 -0700
On Nov 3, 1:03?pm, Myrl Jeffcoat <myrl_jeffc...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Nov 3, 11:56 am, Dave Smith <adavid.sm...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I never liked running. It wasn't too bad to make short dashes while
playing kids games, or baseball and football, but I never understood
jogging and competitive running.
It was bad enough to hear about people screwing up their shins and their
knees from running, or those older joggers who drop dead of heart
attacks while out running for fitness. This morning 28 year oldRyan
Shaydied 5 1/2 miles into a 26.2 mile qualifying race for the Beijing
Olympics.
I just saw that on the news. . .Unbelievable! I'm into fitness, but
I'm not a runner. Instead I swim a couple of miles, 4 - 5 times a
week. Much easier on the joints and knees.
It will be interesting to see what caused this 28 year old top notch
runner to die, 5 1/2 miles into the race.
Yeah, this guy has been running marathons and various other distance
races for years. You'd think if he had a heart defect, it would've
surfaced at some point in the past. Of course, I did know a guy who
was born with Marfan's Syndrome and did quite a bit of drinking and
used drugs during his teen years.(Yes, he was aware of his heart
condition then) He died of a massive heart attack at the age of 23
while simply sitting and eating dinner with his girlfriend.
But I'm wondering if Shay maybe was taking supplements of some kind
for an energy boost and to give him an edge...not steroids, since I
doubt that helps in a marathon, but maybe something with ginseng or
ephedra or something along those lines. He could've overdosed or
tried something new and was allergic. Whatever it was, as a 36 year
old who just started seriously running about 6 months ago, it kinda
makes me think...what if I have an underlying heart condition and my
life suddenly ends during one of my 3 or 4 mile runs.
Of course, I had a friend who got killed by a drunk driver a few years
ago while she was just sitting in her car off the side of the road
while somebody went to get gas. And my cousin's life ended instantly
back in February when her four-wheeler flipped over on top of
her...which is sort of the reason why I'm still running. I guess we
just have to live our life and whatever's gonna happen is gonna
happen. Yeah, really deep, I know. lol Well for me it is. Anyway
that's enough of my rambling. I didn't mean to turn it into a therapy
session for myself...R.I.P. Emily, Lisa, & Ryan Shay.
.
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