Second death confirmation rocks 2022 Comrades: 'Two deaths are two too many'

[ForceFate]

So are those who rejected the hysteria...

I don't know about your part of the world but in my part, we buried many due to the "hysteria".

 

[Defonotaltaccount]

I don't know about your part of the world but in my part, we buried many due to the "hysteria".

Life is an endurance event.
You ignore all the warning signs long enough, something like a disease/virus/flu will get you.

 

[Pudding McTwinkle]

I don't know about your part of the world but in my part, we buried many due to the "hysteria".

Nobody gets out alive.

 

[Pudding McTwinkle]

I don't know about your part of the world but in my part, we buried many due to the "hysteria".

Why didn't the vaccine save those poor souls?

 

[Nicodeamus]

Why didn't the vaccine save those poor souls?

It could have been worse, they could have died unvaccinated. Pfizer wouldn't have paid it's shareholders dividends.

 

[ForceFate]

Why didn't the vaccine save those poor souls?

How was it going to save them if they were not vaccinated?

 

[ForceFate]

It could have been worse, they could have died unvaccinated. Pfizer wouldn't have paid it's shareholders dividends.

They were unvaccinated.

 

[Geoff.D]

I think the answer to all your questions is - None of our business!

But someone's prep for the race is somehow everyone's business?

The answer should be easy for anyone who entered the race to confirm if there was a vax mandate in place or a neg test requirement.

 

[Geoff.D]

A few points:

Sudden death during exercise has been a "thing" since before covid, their is no credible evidence of increased rates since covid or vaccines.

Athletes (even if optimally fit) while exercising have a higher rate of cardiovascular deaths than non athletes resting. The difference is the athlete at rest has a much lower incidence than the non athlete.

Cardiovascular deaths under 35 are usually due to an undiagnosed genetic risk. Most common is HCM (hypertrophic cardiomyopathy), ARVC, Brugada, Long QT syndromes, Marfans etc. In fact 1/300 carry one of these genes.
Cardiovascular deaths over 35 are usually due to atherosclerotic coronary artery disease and plaque rupture in response to elevated systolic pressures associated with exercise.

While myocarditis is frequently suggested as a cause of collapse it is rare, as someone with a myocarditis is unlikely to feel well enough to consider starting a ultra marathon.

For interest Killian Jornet won this years UTMB - ultra trail du Mont Blanc 170KM circling Mont Blanc with 10000+M elevation two days after testing +ve for Sars-CoV2

I will give you that and acknowledge that it was probably true before this so-called pandemic.
Now things have changed - it is unlikely that covid 19 and the vaccines have had no impact. It might be that the impact is not significant though.

And the incubation period for the virus is how long? And how long does it take for a test to come back positive after infection? Methinks he was just lucky or his body was able to keep the infection in check while he raced. And the race fortunately finished soon after the test came back positive.

 

[Pudding McTwinkle]

How was it going to save them if they were not vaccinated?

Why not? Health status?

 

[rietrot]

I think there's enough evidence out there for people to make informed decisions. If you got the mRNA vax you might want to avoid running 90km.

 

[Spizz]

I think there's enough evidence out there for people to make informed decisions. If you got the mRNA vax you might want to avoid running 90km.

Could you post a link to this evidence?

 

[ToxicBunny]

Could you post a link to this evidence?

Read the article... How can you question it man, think!

 

[R13...]

I think there's enough evidence out there for people to make informed decisions. If you got the mRNA vax you might want to avoid running 90km.

The winner is probably vaccinated and with mRNA Vax too. This is probable given that only vaxxed were initially to be allowed and the pros would have registered earliest so would have had to show vaxxed.

 

[vigras rojara]

I think there's enough evidence out there for people to make informed decisions. If you got the mRNA vax you might want to avoid running 90km.

No doubt you didn't do either of those things, but thanks for the insight.

 

[Kelerei]

It’s called a downhill run this year

Having grown up in the area, there's a mix of ups and downs until Inchanga (just before halfway), and only thereafter does it start to be more down than up, with Field's Hill being what will typically make or break a down run.

 

[Sinbad]

I heard from someone involved with the race was so they could get extra daylight for the race, apparently, it helps significantly with their ability to set up and take down with more light being available. It also means that most of the field gets to run in daylight for that much longer.

They pushed it back because the yoof leeg were going to protest it because it detracted from the attention paid to yoof day. Back in about 2006 if I remember correctly

 

[wbot]

The answer should be easy for anyone who entered the race to confirm if there was a vax mandate in place or a neg test requirement.

Comrades Marathon opens for unvaccinated runners but fresh Covid test is a must | City Press

Comrades Marathon will now allow unvaccinated runners to participate in the down run in August, the race organisers confirmed on Wednesday.

www.news24.com

Not sure why this thread is about the vaccine though, must have missed something. I'm just passing through.

 

[Username:]

Last year I ran UTCT after getting Covid and Tick bite fever. And I was vaccinated.

Still alive.

One thing that I see at Comrades especially is runners running with pain pills.

Things getting tuff - pop a pain pill.

Unbelievable.

I need feedback from my body. Not block the signals trying to let my brain know listen boet you are about to die here.

Also dudes taking Danville panado's which also plays havoc with your body and the participating in ultra endurance events.

I also believe that Comrades qualifier should be sub 4:20 marathon time and the 11h cutoff re introduced

RIP to 2 runners that passed away.

No run is worth paying for with your live.

 

[Username:]

And the low low death number at Comrades is a miracle. One year I had to find a friend in the medical tent at the finish line.

It was impossible. It looked like a war zone with probably over a thousand runners on stretchers . Some looked like they were dead already.