A 24-year-old woman who died after collapsing 2 miles from the finish line of the TCS New York City Marathon had a rare condition called rhabdomyolysis, her father said.
Steve Apa told The New York Times that his daughter Rachel had been texting him indicating that she was in pain earlier in the race. Her mother was waiting at Mile 25, he said, but Rachel never made it to the milestone.
She collapsed at Mile 24. A bystander administered CPR, race organizer New York Road Runners said, until medical staff from the organization took over. A defibrillator was used, NYRR said, and
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