A RUNNER WHO suffered a heart attack following Monday’s Dublin City Marathon has died.
Ricki Savage, from Thanet Roadrunners Athletic Club on England’s east coast, collapsed on Merrion Square after finishing the 26.2 mile run in a time of three hours and 10 minutes.
In a statement released this evening, Marathon organisers commended the work of St John Ambulance and St Vincent’s Hospital.
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Savage, an experienced distance runner completing his first Marathon, was said to be in a ‘stable but serious’ condition until his untimely death this afternoon.
Went into town to see the Marathon and enjoy the spectacle and achievement, such a sad story for such a wonderful occasion. Sympathies to his family and friends.
Alan, how narrow minded you must be! You clearly have no idea what you’re talking about if you think that a marathon is too dangerous.
While its very unfortunate that he died running the marathon, hes one of the very very few to have died as a result of this in Ireland. Statistics show that for every 70,000 runners doing the marathon, 1 will usually die. With the Dublin Marathon, this % chance is even lower! Its generally 1 in every +100,000 people! Had those 100,000 people not started training for the marathon in the first place you can be guaranteed that more than 1 of them would have died as a result of diabetes, hypertension, heart disease or stroke!
Its an unfortunate fact that an extremely small number of people will die as a result of it, but the marathon saves far more people than would have been alive otherwise!
Thats not including the extra lives saved as a result of the money raised by kind hearted individuals (like this gentleman) running for charities!
He went doing what he wanted to do and obviously enjoyed doing it … Can’t think of a better way to go … I wonder how many of us will be so lucky ??…. Good on you lad .. May you rest in peace
You miss the point … He died doing what he enjoyed doing …. I didn’t say that I was overjoyed that he was dead .. But I respect him & grieve for him as a person who died young not in some mindless or needless way or by the actions of some thick
Again your missing the point … I’m not overjoyed that he died … I feel really sad when I hear of a young person dieing …. But I truly respect him & am happy for him that he died doing something that he enjoyed … His last memories being if the buzz of accomplishing finishing a race that he probably trained long & hard for …. Sense of achievement to the MAX …. Sense of loss unbearable …. Those that know me understand my view … I’ve been too close to it for a long time & I’ve watched some die slow over years …. So don’t go there with me ..you’ll loose
Now that’s my view entirely … He died doing what he loved doing … For an amateur 3:10 is a respectable time .. He obviously trained & took care if himself … Freakish thing to happen but so is life …. R.I.P. To him & respect to his family & memories
Seriously who are the dick€ead trolls that are hitting the red thumb down icons. P€ss off to your sad lives and have respect for the condolences being expressed.
Ah I wouldn’t let it bother you, just some sad sacks out there that get a kick out of red thumbing. You can only imagine how unfulfilled there lives must be. Remember some people find it funny to ring the Madeline mc cann help line and give false information. Sickos
Joan, “in the pursuit of fitness” is the wrong mind-set to have regarding this. Had he been in the pursuit of fitness he would have been happy with a 4 hour marathon. He was a seasoned runner in the pursuit of success, just like every other runner who can run close to a 3 hour marathon.
To run that sort of time takes an unimaginable amount of work. To be at that level he must have dearly loved running at an entirely different level than just for the fitness aspect.
One consolation for the family is that he died doing what he loved.
Such a sad story. I’m guessing it means he wasn’t wearing a heart rate monitor. Goes to show how important it is to monitor your heart rate while training and during marathons so you’ll know if something is happening out of the ordinary. May he rest in peace.
A heart rate monitor would probably have made damn all difference! It’s not going to show you an ECG of how your heart is behaving. In addition, it could have been anything that caused his initial collapse! R.I.P. to Ricki, and fair play to the medical teams that tried their best to save him!
If
You could interpret your own fancy personal ECG monitor while
Running it would probably take the whole fun/enjoyment/mental agility out of running for these great guys. Plus on speculation these types of underlying conditions often special tests to uncover them. I’m not being rude but I really doubt your own heart rate monitor would tell you anything except from the fact you were tachy. All my condolences to family and friends left behind rikki. Sad day for all.
Poor fella. May he rest in peace. Marathons give people such a thrill and running introduces a better lifestyle in general so I don’t by the argument that it is too dangerous.
I don’t think so. 14,000 people did the marathon and one person died and it’s very sad. However, I reckon that out of 14,000 unfit people in Ireland, at least one died on Monday of heart disease, stroke, diabetes or any number of conditions brought on by not being fit and healthy.
For every 70,000 people that run a marathon, statistics have shown that 1 will die as a result of it. In the bulk of cases it’s a result of one of two reasons. One being that there was an underlying issue such as sudden adult death syndrome and the other being that the person pushed themselves too far in the heat of the moment. It’s not the actual marathon that kills people. If a person does their training, approaches it logically and sticks to a realistic plan through the run then the likelihood of anything happening is even lower.
For every one person that dies doing a marathon it saves many many more that would have died as a result of diabetes, hypertension or heart disease had they not started training for the run.
Hopefully the family can find some comfort in knowing that he died doing something he obviously loved.
Maybe the red thumbs are meant well (maybe they mean it sucks) so they give it the thumbs down, rather than a thumbs up!
Sad news, I ran my first marathon Monday, heard the news but hoped he would pull through :(
RIP
People get so offended by a simple red thumb?? I had a look at some of the comments that were getting red thumbs, and I think some of it is just down to including the word “God” in the well wishes etc. People need to seriously ignore red thumbs against comments. There could be a multitude of reasons for it. Ignore them!
Swagman, most people dont do marathons to “stay limber”. You would understand that if you ever actually took one on!
People do it as a personal challenge, the achieve success or to tick something off their bucket list and be included in the 1% of the worlds population that actually ever complete a marathon!
on average, worldwide, 1 in every 70,000 marathon runners will die during the race. Had all 70,000 not trained for that race you can be guaranteed that more would have died of some health related illnesses that were resolved thanks to their new found fitness and health!
On top of that, for very fit individuals “walking and stretching” simply wont cut it!
Poor man. Please don’t always heed that “push through the barrier, finish and it’ll be worth it, no pain no gain etc” if you feel like you’re in difficulty or pain, stop. I can only blame this kind of attitude for such a tragedy. It seems he was a very healthy man. My thoughts are with his family.
Fiona, have you ran a marathon? To be fair, if everybody that was in pain stopped, nobody would finish! I don’t mean to sound smart by saying that but that’s the reality!
I agree with you that allot of people do over-push themselves, which isnt the correct thing to do, but this may have been an underlying issue that nobody was aware of! He may have felt quite good throughout the race.
How many people die running marathons year after year, yet we stand by and watch as another poor soul falls foul of this dangerous and idiotic “pastime”. We should not allow this on our city streets. Not at this price. In the name of so called sport.
The number of people who die running marathons is absolutely tiny, particularly when compared with the number of people whose lives are enhanced and lengthened through healthy physical activity. Nothing is without risk in this life, but the risks of coming to harm through running are way less than the risks to health of being a couch potato.
Swagman, rather than asking these silly questions, why not do your own research and find out for yourself how little the number actually is in comparison to the number of lives saved as a result of the marathon!
Final bit …. For years I cycled back in the day for transport & fun … Not race I was never that good but touring cycling …. And some of they happiest memories my wife & I have are of pushing ourselves cycling in the Scottish Border region … AWSOME time … I’ve had a few crashes ,1 left me with a skull fracture 13 stitches a broken shoulder 3 broken ribs a punctured lung & multiple small stones embedded in my back …. But as soon as I got the cast off I was back on the bike … It was something I NEEDED to do … So I respect him but feel sorrow for his family ..,,THATS MY FINAL ON IT
Such a sad and tragic story, and what makes it even worse is that this young man was running for the British Heart foundation, so he died will trying to help others. May he rest in peace, and may god give his family strength at this incredibly difficult time.
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The poor man. May he rest in peace.
Went into town to see the Marathon and enjoy the spectacle and achievement, such a sad story for such a wonderful occasion. Sympathies to his family and friends.
How sad. Poor guy. R.I.P
Absolutely heart breaking. RIP
Poor guy. They should ban marathons too dangerous
So because 1 runner passed away from a field of 14,000 in 1 marathon, all marathons should be banned? Oh dear…
Alan, how narrow minded you must be! You clearly have no idea what you’re talking about if you think that a marathon is too dangerous.
While its very unfortunate that he died running the marathon, hes one of the very very few to have died as a result of this in Ireland. Statistics show that for every 70,000 runners doing the marathon, 1 will usually die. With the Dublin Marathon, this % chance is even lower! Its generally 1 in every +100,000 people! Had those 100,000 people not started training for the marathon in the first place you can be guaranteed that more than 1 of them would have died as a result of diabetes, hypertension, heart disease or stroke!
Its an unfortunate fact that an extremely small number of people will die as a result of it, but the marathon saves far more people than would have been alive otherwise!
Thats not including the extra lives saved as a result of the money raised by kind hearted individuals (like this gentleman) running for charities!
Sad news , He Died doing something he enjoyed , may he Rest In Peace .
He went doing what he wanted to do and obviously enjoyed doing it … Can’t think of a better way to go … I wonder how many of us will be so lucky ??…. Good on you lad .. May you rest in peace
Nothing lucky about dying at such a young age, bet his family/friends don’t think he was lucky
You miss the point … He died doing what he enjoyed doing …. I didn’t say that I was overjoyed that he was dead .. But I respect him & grieve for him as a person who died young not in some mindless or needless way or by the actions of some thick
Enough peter enough!!!!!!
Well said… May he rest in peace
For fukc sake Peter he was only 27 ,would you like someone you love to die so young.
Please God be a light in his families darkness may he R.I.P
Shut up there jonie you big gimp
Again your missing the point … I’m not overjoyed that he died … I feel really sad when I hear of a young person dieing …. But I truly respect him & am happy for him that he died doing something that he enjoyed … His last memories being if the buzz of accomplishing finishing a race that he probably trained long & hard for …. Sense of achievement to the MAX …. Sense of loss unbearable …. Those that know me understand my view … I’ve been too close to it for a long time & I’ve watched some die slow over years …. So don’t go there with me ..you’ll loose
Such sad news. May he rest in peace x
Desperate news…thoughts and prayers with his family & friends. RIP Ricki
So tragic. God be with him & his family
Very sad! RIP
All credit to St. Johns ambulance volunteers for doing their best.
That’s awfully sad , rip and my thoughts are with his family
R.I.P Ricki. Condolences to you’re family and friends.
Poor guy RIP very sad .
Rest In Peace
This guy was 1 tough cookie…pushed himself over the line (clocking 3.10!) knowing he was in trouble. RIP Ricki
Now that’s my view entirely … He died doing what he loved doing … For an amateur 3:10 is a respectable time .. He obviously trained & took care if himself … Freakish thing to happen but so is life …. R.I.P. To him & respect to his family & memories
Seriously who are the dick€ead trolls that are hitting the red thumb down icons. P€ss off to your sad lives and have respect for the condolences being expressed.
Ah I wouldn’t let it bother you, just some sad sacks out there that get a kick out of red thumbing. You can only imagine how unfulfilled there lives must be. Remember some people find it funny to ring the Madeline mc cann help line and give false information. Sickos
*their…
So sad RIP
May he RIP, very sad news, condolences to his family and friends.
OMG that is so sad…young man gone far too soon and all in the pursuit of fitness, did he have an underlying problem…May his young soul rest in peace.
Joan, “in the pursuit of fitness” is the wrong mind-set to have regarding this. Had he been in the pursuit of fitness he would have been happy with a 4 hour marathon. He was a seasoned runner in the pursuit of success, just like every other runner who can run close to a 3 hour marathon.
To run that sort of time takes an unimaginable amount of work. To be at that level he must have dearly loved running at an entirely different level than just for the fitness aspect.
One consolation for the family is that he died doing what he loved.
So very sad – my thoughts are with his family and friends. Very sad news after such a great marathon.
I am devastated for the poor man and his family. May he rest in peace.
Really sad story to have to hear..
God love him and his family…
God rest his soul and send comfort to his family so sad.
I ran in the Dublin Marathon on Monday and I am deeply saddened by this tragedy. May The Lord bless his young soul. RIP. :(
Who the hell is red thumping these msgs sick B*stards
I think it’s about time that the Journal made public who likes and dislikes the comments, then the cowards would be respectful.
I agree totally
My word how sad for that guy and more especially for his family and friends rest in peace
Pay them no heed Steven – like you said – sick bastards indeed. RIP Ricki – condolences to your family.
Such a sad story. I’m guessing it means he wasn’t wearing a heart rate monitor. Goes to show how important it is to monitor your heart rate while training and during marathons so you’ll know if something is happening out of the ordinary. May he rest in peace.
A heart rate monitor would probably have made damn all difference! It’s not going to show you an ECG of how your heart is behaving. In addition, it could have been anything that caused his initial collapse! R.I.P. to Ricki, and fair play to the medical teams that tried their best to save him!
Are heart monitors that fancy for runners now that they do real time ECG and diagnostics??? News to me.
Nonsense
If
You could interpret your own fancy personal ECG monitor while
Running it would probably take the whole fun/enjoyment/mental agility out of running for these great guys. Plus on speculation these types of underlying conditions often special tests to uncover them. I’m not being rude but I really doubt your own heart rate monitor would tell you anything except from the fact you were tachy. All my condolences to family and friends left behind rikki. Sad day for all.
Poor fella. May he rest in peace. Marathons give people such a thrill and running introduces a better lifestyle in general so I don’t by the argument that it is too dangerous.
Rest in peace. Very sad
RIP And God help your family and friends get through this terriable time
Rest in peace
RIP safe trip…
From earlier news I thought this poor man was on the mend. All the more shocking and truly sad news. God rest him.
I’m not one for posting stuff that goes without saying. But that’s fairly shocking stuff it has to be said
So sad to hear this. RIP
Are marathons too dangerous?
Marathons don’t kill people. Rappers do. Physio school marathon lecture general synopsis. I think.
I don’t think so. 14,000 people did the marathon and one person died and it’s very sad. However, I reckon that out of 14,000 unfit people in Ireland, at least one died on Monday of heart disease, stroke, diabetes or any number of conditions brought on by not being fit and healthy.
For every 70,000 people that run a marathon, statistics have shown that 1 will die as a result of it. In the bulk of cases it’s a result of one of two reasons. One being that there was an underlying issue such as sudden adult death syndrome and the other being that the person pushed themselves too far in the heat of the moment. It’s not the actual marathon that kills people. If a person does their training, approaches it logically and sticks to a realistic plan through the run then the likelihood of anything happening is even lower.
For every one person that dies doing a marathon it saves many many more that would have died as a result of diabetes, hypertension or heart disease had they not started training for the run.
Hopefully the family can find some comfort in knowing that he died doing something he obviously loved.
What’s with all the red thumbs when people are just saying RIP etc, did miss something?
Maybe the red thumbs are meant well (maybe they mean it sucks) so they give it the thumbs down, rather than a thumbs up!
Sad news, I ran my first marathon Monday, heard the news but hoped he would pull through :(
RIP
People get so offended by a simple red thumb?? I had a look at some of the comments that were getting red thumbs, and I think some of it is just down to including the word “God” in the well wishes etc. People need to seriously ignore red thumbs against comments. There could be a multitude of reasons for it. Ignore them!
Running is obviously not that healthy. This year there was already quite few deaths during marathons across Europe.
Did you actually type that ?? or has my screen decieved me !
Nope it was me.
Agreed. There are far safer ways to stay limber like stretching or walking or a home exercise bicycle if you wish.
Swagman, most people dont do marathons to “stay limber”. You would understand that if you ever actually took one on!
People do it as a personal challenge, the achieve success or to tick something off their bucket list and be included in the 1% of the worlds population that actually ever complete a marathon!
on average, worldwide, 1 in every 70,000 marathon runners will die during the race. Had all 70,000 not trained for that race you can be guaranteed that more would have died of some health related illnesses that were resolved thanks to their new found fitness and health!
On top of that, for very fit individuals “walking and stretching” simply wont cut it!
Poor family. Takes tired to a whole new level!
Poor man. Please don’t always heed that “push through the barrier, finish and it’ll be worth it, no pain no gain etc” if you feel like you’re in difficulty or pain, stop. I can only blame this kind of attitude for such a tragedy. It seems he was a very healthy man. My thoughts are with his family.
Fiona, have you ran a marathon? To be fair, if everybody that was in pain stopped, nobody would finish! I don’t mean to sound smart by saying that but that’s the reality!
I agree with you that allot of people do over-push themselves, which isnt the correct thing to do, but this may have been an underlying issue that nobody was aware of! He may have felt quite good throughout the race.
Very sad. RIP
So saddened to hear this awful news sending love and light to his family xx
Tragic thoughts with his family RIP
Rest in peace very sad need cccc
Really sorry and sad. Wish all athletes would get checked out. Too young to die. :’(
why rip? did you all know him?
You’re an idiot.
Rest in peace.
So sad :-( R.I.P
How many people die running marathons year after year, yet we stand by and watch as another poor soul falls foul of this dangerous and idiotic “pastime”. We should not allow this on our city streets. Not at this price. In the name of so called sport.
The number of people who die running marathons is absolutely tiny, particularly when compared with the number of people whose lives are enhanced and lengthened through healthy physical activity. Nothing is without risk in this life, but the risks of coming to harm through running are way less than the risks to health of being a couch potato.
Rob is 100% correct!
Swagman, rather than asking these silly questions, why not do your own research and find out for yourself how little the number actually is in comparison to the number of lives saved as a result of the marathon!
Final bit …. For years I cycled back in the day for transport & fun … Not race I was never that good but touring cycling …. And some of they happiest memories my wife & I have are of pushing ourselves cycling in the Scottish Border region … AWSOME time … I’ve had a few crashes ,1 left me with a skull fracture 13 stitches a broken shoulder 3 broken ribs a punctured lung & multiple small stones embedded in my back …. But as soon as I got the cast off I was back on the bike … It was something I NEEDED to do … So I respect him but feel sorrow for his family ..,,THATS MY FINAL ON IT
Rest in Peace
Such a sad and tragic story, and what makes it even worse is that this young man was running for the British Heart foundation, so he died will trying to help others. May he rest in peace, and may god give his family strength at this incredibly difficult time.
Shocking.
RIP to a selfless young man, sincere and heartfelt condolences to his family and friends.