said. “And it’s awful sometimes you push yourself too far and this kind of thing happens.”
Flores, 42, of Howard Beach said the race was exhausting and she had to walk the final leg.
“It was brutal,” she said. “As a back of the pack runner, that last five miles were really rough. There’s just no shade anywhere. It was definitely one of those days where you have to slow down. With the humidity and once the sun came out, forget about it. It’s a recipe for disaster.”
New York Road Runners said it had “medical staff placed from start to finish throughout the race course, who are ready to respond immediately to the medical needs of all runners, spectators, volunteers and staff.”
A medic team working the half marathon wheel in a stretcher.
The runner was pronounced dead at Coney Island Hospital. Daniel William McKnight
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