Cardiac Arrest During Long-Distance Running Races.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

More than 29 million participants completed marathons and half-marathons in the US between 2010-2023, approximately 3 times the number from 2000-2009. Contemporary long-distance race-related cardiac arrest incidence and outcomes are unknown.

Objective

To determine the incidence and outcomes of cardiac arrests during US marathons and half-marathons between 2010-2023 from a record of race finishers and a comprehensive review of cases from media reports, direct contact with race directors, USA Track & Field claims, and interviews with survivors or next of kin.

Design, setting, and participants

Observational case series from the Race Associated Cardiac Event Registry; cohort data from US marathon and half-marathon runners from January 1, 2010, to December 31, 2

SUBMITTER: Kim JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11955904 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature