24-Year-Old Collapses In Final Moments Of New York City Marathon, Dies

Newly reported details describe Rachel Apa’s final hours before she collapsed near Mile 24 of the New York City Marathon and died in hospital. Her father said the cause was rhabdomyolysis, a condition in which damaged muscle releases its contents into the bloodstream.

Apa, 24, was a first-time marathoner, former Division I field hockey player and new MBA student who had trained for months. She was raising funds against Parkinson’s disease in memory of her grandfather; race organisers said more than 60,000 people finished this year, a first for the event, and that the last runner death following a medical condition was in 2024.