2 Deaths in NY Triathlon!
“The heart-related deaths of two New York City triathlon competitors has once again opened the question of whether extreme exercise can be dangerous or even deadly. No one knows yet whether either competitor had, for example, an undiagnosed heart problem. But experts say that under certain conditions, even healthy, finely-tuned athletes can get into trouble, especially in the swimming phase of a triathlon. That’s where both competitors experienced problems during Sunday’s Nautica New York City Triathlon.”
StrengthLab Opinion: sudden cardiac death can happen while at rest and while in motion (even to very well-trained athletes – although rare) so the organized events are not the problem here. It’s that many participants do not take the the time to train adequately (or intelligently) for an organized physical event. A few months of semi-consistent training (fresh from an office cubicle) an entry fee paid and expensive equipment purchased does not make a participant race ready.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44065817/ns/health-fitness/
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