Man dies after starting Krispy Kreme Challenge Race in Raleigh

[Fast Eddie]

And we thought the Beer Mile was tough.

RALEIGH, N.C. — A man has died after starting a Raleigh race in which contestants are supposed to also eat a dozen Krispy Kreme doughnuts midway through the competition.

Organizers of the annual Krispy Kreme Challenge said in a news release that a 58-year-old man dropped out of the race during the first mile Saturday morning because of chest pains. He was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.

The unidentified runner left the race before reaching the Krispy Kreme location at which some competitors eat a dozen doughnuts before completing the final 2½ miles of the 5-mile course.

The race is organized by students at North Carolina State University and benefits the North Carolina Children's Hospital. It's in its 12th year
http://www.msn.com/en-ca/health/medical/man-dies-after-starting-krispy-kreme-challenge-in-raleigh/ar-BBpfmFk?li=AAggFp5

[GeekMaster]

I was a ham radio volunteer for the Staten Island Half Marathon one year stationed at, I think, the 10 mile marker.

A young Belgian guy dropped right in front of me.  There happened to also be a an NYC policeman there who started CPR after an ambulance was called.  To me, he looked dead already and was pronounced so at the hospital.