Originally Posted by
Angio Graham
where did you get your numbers from ? I recently read a study that said odds of dying during a marathon was 1 in 8,000
These guys report 59 heart attacks among 11 million marathon & half marathon runners in the U.S. between 2000 and 2010
http://www.fichier-pdf.fr/2012/05/04...-atletas-1.pdf
1 in 8,000 can't be right. You'd see an average of 3-5 people dying every year during a typical high-profile marathon (e.g. Boston or Chicago). This would've been pretty bad for publicity.