Super-fit high school senior, 18, collapses and dies at end of half-marathon

What is that thing next to him?

R1 How mean. He had a great face but couldn’t live forever.

R1 Her hair will be gone along with him if she keeps pulling it so tightly.

One year the Boston Marathon in mid April had a heatwave and at least one runner died, hundreds needed IV fluids in the ER.

That’s his mom, R1. I think she looks great for a woman in her 30s!

He was only 18? He looks 30 in those pictures.

It was the vax!

Undiagnosed heart? Poor thing.

He's wearing a cross necklace in OP's pic.

Well, so much for that.

This is roughly what I imagine Alexander the Great looked like.

They shouldn't hold these races in hot weather. Furthermore, running seems to kill people. Jim Fixx, author of the running books, also died of a heart attack during a run.

To an athlete dying young...

Sad but why post??

He probably obsessed over/relished in his perfect genes/body/work ethic/life constantly.

[quote]This is roughly what I imagine Alexander the Great looked like.

Except he had blond hair.

I like the way the Daily Fail headline reads "Family shares upsetting reason" and then they don't say what it is, instead "we just don't understand why. We wish we had answers."

Me too.

Wasn’t “super-fit” if a little running killed him.

Any shirtless pics?

(R18) yup in the story

The temperature was 88! My god we celebrate when it goes to 88, people have to work in this EVERY FUCKING DAY, so I don't feel bad for him playing a game.

If you are running in 88 degree weather and it's sunny, then it's likely you are running in 100 degrees when you are in direct sunlight. I no longer run, but when I did I would only run in the mornings or evening when the sun was low and the temperature was close to the shade temperature. Also, if you experienced any symptoms of heat exhaustion in the days before a marathon, do not dare to run. Skip it, there will always be another marathon to run.

"Superfit" people can succumb to cardiac and neurological conditions just like people with regular/ poor health. You can be built like Superman, have the endurance of an Olympic swimmer, and only eat the most disciplined of healthy diets, but none of that matters if you have undetected high cholesterol, undiagnosed, cardiac disease ( see blocked arteries), or an embolism in the brain decides to pop.

I do wonder about the extremis of athletic training these days in an attempt to push athletes to surpass past competitive records.

I'll wait for toxicology to identify the real cause.

dear god, why'd you have to kill such hot snatch?

R16 the Fail also caption the dead young man as a "freshman" in one photo.

Bingo R23.

He gives Mike Damone vibes.

R1 it is Drea de Matteo

He must have gotten so much pussy.

Sad-very cute. This shit happens every year.RIP.

Rough year for hot teen snatch.

Cherish the memories you have with him whether he was shirtless or not. The obituary was written by a DLer.

That's sad. His poor family, too.

From R32.

[quote]his biggest passion was fitness. From jujitsu and soccer as a child, to football, wrestling and track throughout middle and high school. Rest was a foreign concept to him.

This is sad. I hope this kid wasn't using steroids.

[quote][bold]Jr. was saved and baptized by Pastor Luke Winfrey on October 22, 2023.[/bold] Recently, he had shared on social media, "I thank God everyday for this life and making me the person I am today."

Saved? He was 17.

[quote]Any shirtless pics?

Freshly tattooed and wearing a "birthday girl" sash.

#ExerciseKills

A former coworker of mine was an athlete and would do periodic marathons and triathlete competitions. He came down with Hodgkin's Lymphoma. He had chemotherapy , but his cancer returned. He then did a stem-cell transplant treatment from his brother that seemed to work, but just a month later he competed in two marathons. His cancer returned. After a second round of stem-cell, his doctor told him not to engage in any intensive physical activity for 2-3 years since his immune system was compromised and he could relapse again. He listened and didn't do any marathons for at least 5 years. He's still healthy today. I guess the point is to not overly stress your body if it is already going through some health issue.

[quote]He must have gotten so much pussy.

And dong.

Will he lay shirtless at the visitation on Monday?

R16 they do it because they’re simping to anti-vaxxers. The Fail runs this story every day.

Was he cut or uncut?

Alberto DOA

Looks like he wasn't THAT fit . . .

18 years old and he already had a number of trashy tattoos. Says it all - one less vote for Trump and Hawley.

Another seemingly healthy guy who recently died after a half-marathon. Looking through his Instagram, he seemed totally normal (outside of being a Disney obsessive) without any health conditions.

"Finally, it is important to note, on the morning of October 5th, Jr. very unexpectedly passed away after crossing the finish line of a half marathon. His goal was to complete it in under two hours. He completed it at an hour and fifty-eight minutes."

Finally, it is important to note, he died.

That obituary is the gift that keeps giving.

R26 We'll never hear the real cause of death from his family if the toxicology reports come back that he was taking any kind of drugs.

R35 His obituary may say he was 18, but his face says he was 45.

R35 It's a shame he passed away. He'd have been perfect for a reboot of Chico and the Man.

I worked in a high school for years a lot of those high achieving or super athletic kids do some type of speed whether it’s Adderrall or meth. Not saying they all do, but I was surprised at who was.

R45 He should not have run the marathon if he was experiencing heat exhaustion the day before.

[QUOTE] I worked in a high school for years a lot of those high achieving or super athletic kids do some type of speed whether it’s Adderrall or meth. Not saying they all do, but I was surprised at who was.

These young guys are under pressure to build muscle while staying lean so they can pose on social media. They wouldn’t need drugs and extreme dieting and exercise if they weren’t simultaneously pursuing such low amounts of body fat.

Douchebag.

They wouldn't need to pursue that look at all if they weren't such vapid useless whores R52.

R48 I thought the same thing. He looks older than me and I'm ancient -- even by DL standards.

Am I the only one who noticed the kid in OPs article is shirtless wearing a "Birday Girl" sash.

I’d be happy to comfort the dad.

He looked like a total douchebag, RIP

Who will play him in the inspirational true story?

60 posts in and no guess as to his dick size?

He doesn’t look 45. Jesus.

And you lot look much older than you think. You can’t fake a younger person’s skin. You can /always/ tell.

R32 was right, which one of you bitches wrote this?

[quote]His Mother, Stephanie, Father, Rudy, older sisters Iyleena and Lorraina, and future brother-in-law, Jaron ask for prayers. They also ask you cherish the memories you have with him (whether he was shirtless or not.)

[QUOTE] They wouldn't need to pursue that look at all if they weren't such vapid useless whores

Well social media peer pressures them into thinking that this is what they need to look like: