Wednesday, April 01, 2009

TRIATHLONS MORE RISKY THAN MARATHONS

March 31, 2009 (Orlando) -- Ironmen, beware: Triathlons can be downright deadly.
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Participants in the swim-bike-run competitions face twice the risk of sudden death as marathoners, according to the first study to look at the issue.

The most risky leg of the events is the swimming leg, says study leader Kevin Harris, MD, of the Minneapolis Heart Institute...

Read more @ http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/news/20090331/triathlons-more-risky-than-marathons

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