Bolder Boulder's 1st-ever running death

Posted by steve outing on 5/29/2007 on steve outing's blog

The newspapers confirmed what I suspected as my daughter and I went by the paramedics doing CPR on an elderly guy in the middle of yesterday's Bolder Boulder 10K: The race had its first runner death in the 29 years of the race.

According to news reports, bike-riding medical personnel were at the guy's aid quickly, doctors running in the race stopped to help, and a paramedic crew was on the scene in minutes. But he still didn't make it.

I wonder if he was part of the Bravehearts running group of heart problem survivors that Simon mentioned last week. Whether he was or not, that must have put a scare in the Bravehearts runners as they went by the scene!

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simon says:

All the Bravehearts got in safely and without incident. In fact the lead Braveheart, Michael Steiner, ran it in 54 minutes -- he had a heart attack three years ago, so it shows how you can bounce back. Thanks for the thought, Steve :)

It looks like the emergency response was SO quick you had to be right on the spot to see anything amiss.

by simon on Wed, 2007-05-30 01:39

steve outing says:

It was a little strange going by that scene -- from my vantage point the poor guy was not responding or moving at all as a paramedic was pumping his chest, so I suspected the worst. I'm wondering what kind of message the gaggle of 9- and 10-year-old girls I was shadowing got about running, seeing that! ... Though frankly, they seemed non-plussed. Volunteers kept the runners moving, so my daughter and friends didn't get a chance to ogle the scene.

by steve outing on Wed, 2007-05-30 01:45