An RBC Brooklyn Half Marathon runner died Saturday morning, and 15 others were taken to the hospital, the Fire Department said, as potentially record-setting warm weather flooded the City. New York.
Four of the hospitalized patients were in serious condition, although their injuries were not considered life-threatening, while the others suffered minor injuries, the department said.
A spokesman said it was unclear whether warming temperatures played a role in the athlete’s death or the injuries to others. Race organizers have warned participants about potential heat concerns.
The runner, a 30-year-old man, collapsed shortly before 9 a.m. on Ocean Parkway in Brighton Beach Avenue, shortly after he crossed the race’s finish line, according to race officials and a shot. New York Police Department spokesman. Police said the man was taken to Coney Island Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
A spokesman for the New York Road Runners, which organized the half-marathon, said paramedics stationed in the finish line rushed to treat the man. “We are deeply saddened by the passing of a participant following the 2022 RBC Brooklyn Half,” spokeswoman, Trina Singian, said in a statement.
His death was the first death of a half-marathon participant since 2014, when a 31-year-old runner collapsed after crossing the finish line. The course of the 13.1-mile race begins at Prospect Park and ends at Coney Island.
Temperatures were in the 60s lows when the half-marathon began at 7 a.m. on Saturday, and rose to the 70s lows at 11 a.m., when the Fire Department announced the death. During the first hours of the race, the relative humidity was more than 95 percent, according to the National Weather Service.
Temperatures are expected to rise throughout the afternoon, potentially peaking at 93 degrees in Central Park, a record high for the day.
