Tragedy News: Eleven Female’s Runners dies at Brooklyn Half Marathon finish line, Fiveteen others taken to hospital this morning in Florida due to….

26, said he has run the Brooklyn Half Marathon multiple times, but Sunday was the hottest and most grueling one he had experienced.

 

 

 

“You have to be aware of your own body’s limits. Sometimes you wanna go for it and push yourself,” he 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.”

 

 

 

1. 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.”