I think the rules said if there's two left and one quits or didn't finish the last one needs to run one more lap to win. So USA wins at 97 hrs because both Belgium runner stopped at the same time at 108hrs of running.

I don't understand deciding to stop together. Is it a gesture of solidarity? Did they both just happen to hit their personal limit at the same time? I've never done the BYU format, can someone explain?

Honestly, runners often get a bit of a crypt keeper look, doesn't mean she wasn't healthy. By all indications she was a successful runner and was in shape.

She started running in 2022 and gained a large following by sharing online how she balanced lab work and training.

Her rise to fame happened rather quickly for an amateur runner. She improved her best over 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) to about 36½ minutes and clocked 1 hour, 22 minutes, 1 second at the New Balance Half Marathon in March. On April 5, she won the women's amateur division over 10 kilometers at the Gunsan Saemangeum Marathon.

In a March interview with YouTube, Yoo said she arrives at the lab at 9 a.m. every day and runs for about two hours starting at 8 p.m., adding that she has been actively chasing personal records since the previous summer.

Its an extreme event for the average person. Lots of folks are unaware of the danger of overhydration. Combine that with local races where people might be doing their first attempts at longer distance and this starts to become a problem, especially in hotter climates.

Every year there are people that sign up for races with no prior experience thinking "meh, I could run a half marathon". Guess who shows up with a ton of water, no food, and no electrolytes. The same folks that think they could take a bear in a fight. 🙄

I fully agree that HMs are not considered an extreme event by any standard. Many people are running this distance as part of their weekly workout schedule.

A number of items like watch and glasses are reusable, assigning the total cost to a single event instead of amortizing over their life is disingenuous. Was this guy an accountant for Enron?

In news that shocks absolutely no one, places far away from home cost money to get to and stay in

I replied highlighting the relevant parts of the conversation that answered their question. What were you saying about others inability to identify things that don’t agree with them?

Woo boy, that’s a lot of insults and personal attacks in response to some mild criticism.

My commentary wasn't on her being lean. It was on her being obviously incapable of finishing a marathon.

My implications was that your commentary was based on her being a woman and having a social media presence (influencer) while ignoring that she had won marathons previously and obviously has trained a lot for them. You commented that she didn’t look healthy and like a twig, aka lean. While asserting she competed (and subsequently passed away) at the behest of “randoms online”. As I already pointed out, she’s won said marathons before. Your above quote also contradicts:

I don't care to diminish her accomplishments

Anyway, given your unhinged response it probably isn’t worth continuing to discuss with you.

A half marathon is not an extreme event. Many people run this distance without any water at all

I understand where you are coming from, we are all thinking the same. Do consider showing a trace of empathy sometimes however, it makes you look like less of an asshole.

You sound like a lazy sack of shit that has never exercised.

Sincerely, someone who has run a marathon.

Did she, by chance, peddle any stereoids or similar on her influencer job?

You are the one out of touch.

She improved her best over 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) to about 36½ minutes and clocked 1 hour, 22 minutes, 1 second at the New Balance Half Marathon in March

First off, this was a half marathon.

Second, she has obviously been training hard, and well to reach those times at the amateur level.

It’s terrible that this happened, and it’s shameful that you are on here trying to claim this is the natural result of running.

I am?

There's never a good headline that includes the word "influencer"

Any gender can be a twig

She doesn't look like a healthy runner to me. She looks like a twig of a, "popular" person.

Would be curious to see if you’d comment on the appearance and motivations of this individual if they were male.

What does her gender have to do with anything?

The article mentions she previously won an amateur marathon event. She likely over-extended herself due to being competitive in nature. We assume as there’s no cause of death yet. Which checks out with someone who consistently ran for two hours a day alongside her lab work. She seems like a particularly committed and focused individual. A lot of long distance runners are lean. Would be curious to see if you’d comment on the appearance and motivations of this individual if they were male.