Bay to Breakers Reporting

The story is covered on the SFGate website. He was a 28 year old runner. Unforunately, he died.

Yes - it was interesting that that took over 24 hours to hit the news. The chronicle story said he had eaten an 'energy bar', and I ate both a promotional clif bars brand caffeinated 'energy gel' that they had handed out, and another company's energy drink, and I noticed that my resting pulse rate went up to about 105 when I was just standing there before running and I felt really bad, so I'm not eating that stuff again. However, he probably had a heart murmur? Some athletes who use ephedra based 'energy' and diet products have died of overheating and heart attack because it raises one's resting pulse rate, and then when you do exercise, it becomes too much. I think at most stimulants can be used for anaerobic stuff but not aerobic.

Yes - it was interesting that that took over 24 hours to hit the news. The chronicle story said he had eaten an 'energy bar', and I ate both a promotional clif bars brand caffeinated 'energy gel' that they had handed out, and another company's energy drink, and I noticed that my resting pulse rate went up to about 105 when I was just standing there before running and I felt really bad, so I'm not eating that stuff again. However, he probably had a heart murmur? Some athletes who use ephedra based 'energy' and diet products have died of overheating and heart attack because it raises one's resting pulse rate, and then when you do exercise, it becomes too much. I think at most stimulants can be used for anaerobic stuff but not aerobic like dancing or running.