PHILADELPHIA -- Authorities say two who ran in the Philadelphia Marathon collapsed during the race and died of apparent heart attacks.
Philadelphia police officer Jillian Russell, a spokeswoman, said a 21-year-old man collapsed at the finish line. She said a 40-year-old man collapsed about a quarter-mile before the finish line.
Russell says both were taken to a hospital, where they were pronounced dead.
Melanie Johnson, executive director of The Philadelphia Marathon Race Weekend, says their names were not being released pending notification of relatives.
She says in a statement that organizers are "deeply saddened."
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Now you can say these two had preexisting conditions if you want, but this kind of thing convinces me that running marathons are just not worth it. Most people's bodies aren't designed for this sort of thing, especially if you're working an office job and just the weekend warrior type. RIP.