Runner dies after collapsing near finish of Chicago Marathon

[marmar]

CHICAGO -- A 35-year-old male runner who collapsed during the Chicago Marathon on Sunday is dead.

Race medical director Dr. George Chiampas said the North Carolina man collapsed on the course about 500 yards from the finish line. He said medical personnel were able to get the man's heart beating again, but he died 1 hour and 45 minutes after he was attended to at the race.

Medical officials and authorities refused to identify the man. "We extend our condolences and thoughts and prayers to the family," race director Carey Pinkowski said.

Chicago police spokesman Darryl Baety said the runner fell to the ground around 10:30 a.m. while running on the city's near south side. He was pronounced dead at Mercy Hospital and Medical Center about noon. .............(more)

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[Birdiesmom]

1. He was a firefighter, running to raise funds for...

...burn victims in the Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point, NC community. He will be greatly missed.

[masmdu]

2. He was Capt. William Caviness from my city of Greensboro, NC

http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-story-greensboro-firefighter-dies-chicago-marathon-111009,0,4894550.story?track=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wghp-localnews+%28WGHP+-+News%29