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Ryan Shay

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started by rebekahliz on November 3, 2007

Olympic hopeful Ryan Shay collapsed at mile 5 during the Olympic Time Trials-Men's Marathon in NYC this morning and was pronounced dead at 8:47 am. He was 28. His wife is also a competitive runner who hoped to join Shay in Beijing for the 10,000 meters. This is a huge loss for the distance running community. My prayers are with his family and all the runners participating in tomorrow's NYC marathon.

Di mana ada kemauan, di situ ada jalan (Where there is desire, there is a road). – Indonesian proverb

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Anton posted 1 year ago.

Another reminder that we only have this moment...anything else is a gift.

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dr_rios_ec posted 1 year ago.

I also would like to send my condolences and prayers to Ryan´s family and friends.
A tragic event today at the Olympic trials.
God bless all the runners taking the start tomorrow.

-Santiago
"Man!! Defeat is worse than dying, cause´you have to live with it" -My Dad
"It ain´t about how hard you can hit...it is how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward"-Rocky Balboa

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TryScott posted 1 year ago.

During the webcast, I heard that a runner was taken to the hospital, but I never would of thought that it was so tragic.

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beads1985 posted 1 year ago.

He was a friend and training partner to the winner of the marathon trial Ryan Hall. Still waiting on news of the cause.:(

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Tamara posted 1 year ago.

An article in the paper on Sunday attributed it to a massive heart attack brought on by an enlarged heart. Apparently, it was a condition he'd known about for some time. Just heartbreaking.