New York City marathon runner Rachel Apa died on Sunday after collapsing at mile 24.
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Apa → die → mile
Apa, 24, set out to run the world-famous race on Nov. 1 for the first time, along with more than 60,000 other runners.
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Apa → set → runners
The former Bucknell University Division I field hockey player had reportedly trained for the marathon for months.
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player → train → months
The New York Times reported details from the runner's parents, Michelle and Steve Apa, on Monday.
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Times → report → Monday
Michelle Apa said she watched her daughter run by at mile 14 in Long Island City, Queens.
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daughter → say → City
She took a video of Apa looking strong, smiling and giving out high-fives before taking off again.
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Apa → take → fives
The runner's mother then headed toward the finish line, planning to wait for her daughter at mile 25 in Central Park.
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mother → head → Park
Steve Apa was back home in Lewisberry, Pennsylvania, sending his daughter supportive texts at every mile as he tracked her in the New York Road Runners app.
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he → send → app
Rachel Apa reportedly texted her father back at mile 18, saying, "Ow."
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Apa → texte → mile
At mile 23, Steve Apa texted, "Final stretch."
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Apa → texte → stretch
Rachel Apa never responded again, according to The New York Times.
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Apa → respond → Times
Spectator Michaela Nicholas reportedly witnessed Apa pass by in her matching green shorts and tank top near mile 24 in Central Park.
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Apa → witness → Park
She cheered Apa on with only two miles to go.
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Seconds later, at around 1:30 p.m., Apa collapsed.
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Apa → collapse → p.m.
Nicholas, who is a hospital social worker, ran over to help and declared that Apa did not have a pulse.
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Apa → run → pulse
After Nicholas’ fiancée called for a doctor, two people who claimed to be physicians hopped in, taking turns administering CPR.
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who → call → CPR
Nicholas said she held Apa’s hand the whole time.
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she → say → hand
The New York Road Runners, the marathon organizers, told the Times that marathon medical staff arrived soon after and used a defibrillator to try to revive Apa.
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staff → tell → Apa
Paramedics then arrived with an ambulance.
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Paramedics → arrive → ambulance
After realizing Apa was not moving in the tracking app, Michelle Apa reportedly headed to her daughter's location.
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Apa → realize → location
When she arrived, the ambulance transporting her daughter was pulling away.
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ambulance → arrive → daughter
Michelle Apa was taken to Mount Sinai Medical Center, where doctors worked to save Rachel Apa’s life for more than six hours.
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doctors → take → hours
She was declared dead at around 9:40 p.m., according to the report.
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Steve Apa told The New York Times that his daughter's cause of death was rhabdomyolysis, a rare muscle condition that occurs after injury, severe dehydration and overheating, or, most typically, excessive, high-intensity exercise without rest.
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that → tell → rest
"It’s unfathomable," he said.
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he → ’ → ?
The condition, also known as rhabdo, causes the muscles to break down when over-exerted, which leads to muscle death, according to Cleveland Clinic.
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When this disintegration occurs, toxic components of the muscle fibers can enter the circulatory system and kidneys, which can cause kidney damage, essentially acting as poison to the body.
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which → occur → body
Common signs of rhabdo include weak muscles, muscle stiffness and swelling, muscle pain and a change in urine shade, closer to a brown, red or tea color.
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It can also lead to nausea, dehydration and loss of consciousness.
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Symptoms can range from mild to severe, typically developing one to three days after the muscle injury.
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The condition is life-threatening, as physicians encourage listening to your body and seeking medical attention immediately.
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physicians → threaten → attention
"If you feel especially sore or tired during a workout, stop and rest," Cleveland Clinic recommends.
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Clinic → feel → workout
Take breaks in the shade if you’re doing physical activity in the heat."
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you → take → heat
The New York Road Runners told the Times that the last marathon death occurred during a medical incident in 2024.
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death → tell → 2024
In a statement responding to Apa’s death, the organization said, "We are deeply saddened by the death of one of our runners following yesterday’s race.
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Fox News Digital reached out to the New York Road Runners for comment.
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Rachel’s mission
Rachel Apa was working as a product manager for an electrical component company while working on receiving her MBA at Charleston Southern University, according to the report.
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Apa → work → report
She was running to raise money to fight Parkinson’s disease, in honor of her late grandfather.
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She → run → grandfather
On the Parkinson’s Champions fundraising website, Apa wrote what her grandfather meant to her.
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grandfather → write → her
"My grandfather was my role model growing up," she said.
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she → grow → ?
…and 5 more, not listed.
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