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Ryan Shay Dies On Olympic Marathon Trials

Ryan Shay

(Ryan Shay picture: www.menracing.com)

Ryan Shay's death is a tremendous loss for the sport and the long-distance running community of USA. From theBloomberg

Ryan Shay, a four-time national distance-running champion, died today shortly after the 5-mile mark of the U.S. Olympic Team marathon trials in Central Park in New York, according to USA Track & Field. He was 28.

Shay collapsed and was given cardiopulmonary resuscitation during the men's 26-mile (42 kilometer) trials before being transported to Lenox Hill Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 8:46 a.m., the group said in a statement.

R.I.P