A 24-year-old New York City marathon runner whose family said she was in “perfect health” died two days after collapsing with about two miles left in the race, apparently of rhabdomyolysis, a rare muscle condition brought on by exertion causing muscle breakdown, the New York Times reports.
Rachel Apa was a Lewisberry, PA, native and former Division I basketball player at Bucknell University, her LinkedIn shows. She had been running her first-ever New York City marathon. Her father, Steve Apa, told The Times that he’d been tracking her and texting with her while she ran. Rachel was responsive and moving along until Mile 24 when she stopped responding, Apa said…