Runner dies at Army 10-Miler near Pentagon
07.10.2007 21:00
Sport and Travel
- Source: USA Today
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — A runner from Fairfax County died Sunday during the Army 10-Miler race near the finish line at the Pentagon.
The runner collapsed about 10:40 a.m. about 200 yards from the finish line, said Col. Jim Yonts. Arlington County medics responded immediately and took the runner to George Washington University Hospital. The cause of death is not yet known. Yonts said he did not know the age of the runner, who was a civilian and not a member of the military. More than 25,000 people registered for the race — the largest 10-mile race in the United States. The 23rd annual race takes runners from the Pentagon, across the Potomac River through the streets of Washington, past the Capitol and back to the Pentagon. There has only been one other death in the history of the Army 10-Miler, in 1990, Yonts said.
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