A runner died at the Portland Marathon
A 24-year-old collapsed near mile 20 in Portland, two miles after seeing his wife. Plus Chicago's field lands Sunday, and a researcher says 10 grams of carbs an hour is dead.
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Runner Trey Lara dies after collapsing at the Portland Marathon
Trey Lara died after collapsing near mile 20 of the Portland Marathon, posted in r/Marathon_Training alongside a local news link. The poster describes him as an otherwise healthy 24-year-old man who had just seen his wife at mile 18. No cause has been given in the post.
Races and results
Kosgei back in Chicago, Rupp chasing the US masters record
Chicago goes Sunday with Brigid Kosgei returning for the first time since her 2:14:04 world record there in 2019, and Jacob Kiplimo the clear men's favorite off a 2:00:28 from London.
This has been the most excited I've been heading into racing in a really long time.
How they train
Researcher says new data kills the 10 grams of carbs an hour claim
Javier Gonzalez says new data disproves the argument that 10 grams of carbohydrate per hour is enough to prevent hypoglycaemia (blood sugar dropping too low) during exercise. He credits the work to Henry Martyn and James Morton, and adds that absolute statements only need a single observation to be disproved.
Absolute statements only need a single observation to be disproved.