Blind Lemon Chicken
Man who died 8 times to run Boston 4/12/2012 9:51PM Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Good for him
RE: Man who died 8 times to run Boston 4/13/2012 12:41AM - in reply to Blind Lemon Chicken Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Pretty awesome. Although it makes you feel kind of shitty about your own inability to overcome comparatively trivial (at least seemingly so) overuse injuries. But at least some of us have resilient bodies.
well
RE: Man who died 8 times to run Boston 4/13/2012 3:29AM - in reply to Good for him Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
He didn't die eight times. He suffered cardiac arrest eight times, or perhaps more likely received eight total cardioversions. But "man who died eight times to run boston" sounds a lot cooler than "man who got injured really badly in car accident to run boston" to laypeople. Good luck to him at any rate.
Grim reaper
RE: Man who died 8 times to run Boston 4/13/2012 6:07AM - in reply to well Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Oh, he died alright. He died.
AlmostBQ
RE: Man who died 8 times to run Boston 4/13/2012 7:10AM - in reply to Blind Lemon Chicken Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Great story - however he didn't time qualify for Boston according to online race results.
A scientist
RE: Man who died 8 times to run Boston 4/13/2012 7:19AM - in reply to AlmostBQ Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Dead runners don't need to qualify.
trollism
RE: Man who died 8 times to run Boston 4/13/2012 7:25AM - in reply to A scientist Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
I read it as if in order to run Boston he'd died 8 times.

I knew the qualification was relatively tough and people weren't too happy about it, but this is perhaps pushing it.
AlmostBQ
RE: Man who died 8 times to run Boston 4/13/2012 7:26AM - in reply to A scientist Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
A scientist wrote:

Dead runners don't need to qualify.



He wasn't brain dead. He suffered grievous injuries and cardiac arrest, but was not totally devoid of life.

Paul Melby, a 35 year old did qualify for his first Boston last May at the Lake Wobegon trail marathon in Minnesota. After crossing the finish line, he took a few steps then dropped dead from a heart attack. He could not be revived.
AlmostBQ
RE: Man who died 8 times to run Boston 4/13/2012 7:32AM - in reply to AlmostBQ Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
AlmostBQ wrote:
Paul Melby, a 35 year old did qualify for his first Boston last May at the Lake Wobegon trail marathon in Minnesota. After crossing the finish line, he took a few steps then dropped dead from a heart attack. He could not be revived.


Article: http://postbulletin.com/news/stories/display.php?stopRedirect=true&id=1454621
den bosch
RE: Man who died 8 times to run Boston 4/13/2012 8:20AM - in reply to AlmostBQ Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
I thought this thread would be about a guy who ran 8 marathons where he went out at 3:10 pace and blowing up before finally getting the qualifier.
Pizzaguy
RE: Man who died 8 times to run Boston 4/13/2012 8:26AM - in reply to den bosch Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
If you are watching the race remember, hands only. Just compression. Some one should bring an AED as well.
A scientist
RE: Man who died 8 times to run Boston 4/13/2012 8:35AM - in reply to AlmostBQ Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
AlmostBQ wrote:

He wasn't brain dead. He suffered grievous injuries and cardiac arrest, but was not totally devoid of life.



Brain dead is not dead dead, medically speaking. And no one is ever totally devoid of life.
Doctorologist
RE: Man who died 8 times to run Boston 4/13/2012 8:46AM - in reply to AlmostBQ Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
AlmostBQ wrote:

[quote]A scientist wrote:

Dead runners don't need to qualify.[quote]


He wasn't brain dead. He suffered grievous injuries and cardiac arrest, but was not totally devoid of life.

Paul Melby, a 35 year old did qualify for his first Boston last May at the Lake Wobegon trail marathon in Minnesota. After crossing the finish line, he took a few steps then dropped dead from a heart attack. He could not be revived.


Okay smarty pants, so I think we can then all agree upon the fact that he was heart dead, which is the true measure of death.
well
RE: Man who died 8 times to run Boston 4/13/2012 9:07AM - in reply to Doctorologist Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
he wasn't heart dead either because it started again
Doctorologist
RE: Man who died 8 times to run Boston 4/13/2012 9:11AM - in reply to well Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Thats when he came back from the dead!