Did they decide that he died from a heart defect?
julie b


> It would be a thrill for any runner to make it into Runner's World or
> Running Times magazine. I made both! Not for my running,
> unfortunately, but I made them.
>
> The first is unfortunate, and in regards to the tragic death of Ryan
> Shay at the Olympic Trials. If you have Runner's World Feb '08
> issue, and look on page 94 there is the picture of the people
> attending to Ryan... and if you look through the dark window of the
> NYFD truck you will see a guy in a blue jacket with white stripes...
> that is me. This was an emotional shock, and if you recall in my
> brief summary of that event, that shortly after this picture was
> taken I took a walk in the park and prayed as I struggled in response
> to seeing this tragedy.
>
> The second, in Running Times March '08 issue, at the other emotional
> extreme. Look on page 67, and you'll see an airiel shot of the lead
> pack. In the upper right-hand corner right behind the guy on the
> bike, I am taking a picture of the lead pack... again, look for the
> guy in the blue jacket with white stripes, white hat. That's me.
>
> Small, but me. You'd have to know that I was there, at those spots,
> and what I was wearing to even know. My brother and brother-in-law
> were bummed, that in both shots they weren't with me at the time.
>
> Maybe one of these days, I'll make the magazine for my running?
> (hee... hee...)
>
> Keep running (and I'll sign autographs if you want... hee...
> hee...)...
> - BK.
>
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