Monday, May 5, 2008

Marathon runner collapses at the 10 mile mark - Right in front of a paramedic who was also running the marathon


CINCINNATI, Ohio - The streets were overrun with runners on Sunday morning, tens of thousands from around the world, who'd trained for months for the 10th annual Flying Pig Marathon. And it was a life changing event for many of them. More than 22,000 people signed up to run the big race through Cincinnati, Mariemont, Fairfax and northern Kentucky.
But for one entrant, the race could have been fatal, when he collapsed at the 10 mile mark, if not for fellow runners right behind him. Bobby Edwards was in the 10th mile stretch right along Madison Ave. when he collapsed in cardiac arrest. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Eye Five