Posted on 11/09/2026 6:59:21 PM PST by BenLurkin
A runner at Sunday’s Santa Barbara Half Marathon struggled toward the finish line while experiencing a deep fog — then suddenly woke up in a medical tent.
Nineteen competitors were hospitalized after the event, prompting a police investigation into what caused their “unusual symptoms.”
One mom, who requested anonymity, told the California Post her daughter was well prepared for the race and runs regularly but got sick near the finish line.
“You can see on her Garmin [watch], [she] went from a really decent pace to a crawl,” she said. “She has no memory of the finish line. She said she saw it and it felt like she was running through Jell-O.”
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She questioned explanations attributing runners’ medical emergencies to heat or inadequate preparation, saying her daughter had trained extensively. Race organizers believe the runners suffered from heat exhaustion, but unverified rumors circulating on social media suggested a water station along the course may have been spiked.
The mother also believes contaminated water at an aid station could have been responsible, but didn’t have evidence for it.
Police said the cause remains undetermined.
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Half Marathon.
Were they running on only one leg?
“Nineteen competitors were hospitalized after the event..”
Sort of a running start...as it were.😎
“The mother also believes contaminated water at an aid station could have been responsible, but didn’t have evidence for it.”
Hey mom, maybe your daughter is a whack job, anorexic, vegetarian?
My guess is heat. Happened to me at the end of a triathlon lo those many years ago. The local fire department hosing people down with cold water did the trick for me.
Some how, some way, this is Trump’s fault.
“Hey mom, maybe your daughter is a whack job, anorexic, vegetarian?”
not to mention the OTHER 18 hospitalized whack job,anorexic, vegetarians, right?
What flavor, I wonder?
COVID 19 shot?
👍
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