I was the nurse who performed CPR on him this morning. Thank you to all who helped! I have no updates on him but would love to know how he is doing if anyone is aware!
I was the nurse who performed CPR on him this morning. Thank you to all who helped! I have no updates on him but would love to know how he is doing if anyone is aware!
It's never that hot in Atlanta (source: born and raised Georgian). Folks are soft now.
Peachtree Spectator wrote:
I was the nurse who performed CPR on him this morning. Thank you to all who helped! I have no updates on him but would love to know how he is doing if anyone is aware!
I know this word gets thrown around a lot nowadays, but make no mistake - you are a hero!
He's alive and awake as of Thursday night.
867940245 wrote:
It's sooo risky to race hard in these conditions. The body just cooks itself from the inside out, and with near maximum humidity there's no way for it to cool itself. This is not surprising unfortunately. This summer has already been the worst on record and it's just getting started.
The atmosphere of “safetyism” in our culture is destroying it. I know you believe this, but it’s not true. There have been many races run in much harsher conditions. It should be up to the athlete whether they want to continue. The 1930s saw harsher weather than we have today. Please stop the alarmism!
Michael Charles wrote:
He's alive and awake as of Thursday night.
Was it heat stroke or a prior heart condition? Given the conditions I am assuming heat stroke.
Extreme temperature races in my opinion should be limited to people who are at a certain level of fitness. 90 degree or hotter weather 10K's should probably be restricted to people who have a seed time of at worst 48 minutes. Too many people are out there doing things they shouldn't be doing given their level of fitness.
real_kellen_olmstead_two wrote:
90 degree or hotter weather 10K's should probably be restricted to people who have a seed time of at worst 48 minutes.
Ironically, this is exactly the minimum for Wave A. 44:59 for non-Atlanta Track Club members and 47:59 for ATC members. This guy was in either the seeded wave (39:59) or Wave A.
Can't imagine how much more insufferable this board would be if someone died in the middle of the Olympic Marathon Trials like Ryan Shay did 17 years ago.
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