[Covenantor]

"....Twenty-one had died, according to the official Xinhua News Agency, which said the runners suffered from physical discomfort and the sudden drop in temperature."

suffered from physical discomfort

....that's certainly putting it mildly...surprised that Stalin, Hitler, Mao Tse Tung, Pol Pot press releases didn't use that term.

[bgill]

They were having discomfort before beginning the run that day. Pure stupidity.