![]() ![]() The same weekend that the two Warrior Dash participants died in 2011, a Michigan man named James Sa was paralyzed when he dove headfirst into the mud pit of a Warrior Dash race outside Detroit. Perhaps what’s more surprising than the deaths-particularly in the obstacle-racing craze-are the injuries. Thirteen of those deaths occurred during the swim. In triathlon, 14 people died during the 3,000 events USA Triathlon sanctioned from 2006 to 2008. Most of the deaths were caused by heart problems. Twenty-eight runners died during marathons between 20, according to a study in the American Journal of Sports Medicine. Last April, a Texas man drowned in the Trinity River while competing in the Original Mud Run, in Fort Worth.Īnd deaths aren’t limited to obstacle races: Other endurance events have had their own fatalities. ![]() In August 2011, two participants died from heatstroke in another obstacle race, Warrior Dash, outside Kansas City, Missouri. Part of the answer, as shocking as it may sound, is that while Sengupta may have been Tough Muddder’s first fatality in its three-year existence, his death is not as extraordinary as it may seem. Playing Dirty Obstacle courses are the biggest thing in adventure sports, and no one is profiting more than Tough Mudder creator Will Dean, who will stop at nothing to sell you his brand of suffering. ![]()
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