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

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/24-year-old-collapses-in-final-moments-of-new-york-city-marathon-dies/
- Published: 2026-11-04T19:12:05+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T19:19:40+00:00
- Original publisher: The Daily Caller (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://dailycaller.com/2026/11/03/rachel-apa-athlete-collapses-dies-rhabdomyolysis-new-york-city-marathon
- Topics: Politics

## Key points

- Rachel Apa died after collapsing near Mile 24.
- Her father said rhabdomyolysis was the cause.
- She was running to raise funds against Parkinson’s disease.

## Summary

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.

## Coverage

- [The Daily Caller: 24-Year-Old Collapses In Final Moments Of New York City Marathon, Dies](https://dailycaller.com/2026/11/03/rachel-apa-athlete-collapses-dies-rhabdomyolysis-new-york-city-marathon)
- [New York Post: I was hospitalized from the same exercise condition that killed the 24-year-old NYC marathon runner — my arms swelled by 12 pounds](https://nypost.com/2026/11/04/health/i-survived-rhabdo-the-condition-that-killed-nyc-marathon-runner/)

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