25-year-old South Korean Running Influencer Dies After Collapsing Near Seoul Half Marathon Finish : running

[–] Ilandar@lemmy.today 11 points 2 days ago

This comment section is fucked. You don't graduate from and then work at KAIST if you're just some dumb "influencer", and you certainly don't run a 36:30 10 km if you're an inexperienced and unaccomplished runner. She was vastly smarter and better at running than any of you losers and running a half marathon, which she had already done previously, was not some kind of stupid mistake. She very much deserved to he there on merit. RIP, this is a very sad death to read about.

[–] running_ragged@lemmy.world 31 points 4 days ago

You are the one out of touch.

She improved her best over 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) to about 36½ minutes and clocked 1 hour, 22 minutes, 1 second at the New Balance Half Marathon in March

First off, this was a half marathon.

Second, she has obviously been training hard, and well to reach those times at the amateur level.

It’s terrible that this happened, and it’s shameful that you are on here trying to claim this is the natural result of running.

[–] artwork@lemmy.world 33 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Holy gracious sakes...

Born on this planet in 2001... she was so young...
She tried hard...

No words express such cases...
Her parents, family, friends...

Dear... may you rest among the stars, in peace, and your work be not forgotten...

[–] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 24 points 4 days ago

There's never a good headline that includes the word "influencer"

[–] scaryjelly@sh.itjust.works 21 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Remindes me of this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication Dear friends, please don’t forget to add some electrolytes when you’re about to go in to extremes.

[–] snackzilla@lemmy.zip 14 points 3 days ago (2 children)

A half marathon is not an extreme event. Many people run this distance without any water at all

[–] AstralPath@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 days ago

Its an extreme event for the average person. Lots of folks are unaware of the danger of overhydration. Combine that with local races where people might be doing their first attempts at longer distance and this starts to become a problem, especially in hotter climates.

Every year there are people that sign up for races with no prior experience thinking "meh, I could run a half marathon". Guess who shows up with a ton of water, no food, and no electrolytes. The same folks that think they could take a bear in a fight. 🙄

[–] ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 days ago

I fully agree that HMs are not considered an extreme event by any standard. Many people are running this distance as part of their weekly workout schedule.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Did she, by chance, peddle any stereoids or similar on her influencer job?

[–] Eggymatrix@sh.itjust.works 25 points 3 days ago

I understand where you are coming from, we are all thinking the same. Do consider showing a trace of empathy sometimes however, it makes you look like less of an asshole.

[+] spankysalmon@fedinsfw.app -27 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)

"Influencer"... How much of this was because of unhealthy expectations for "popular" or "likeable" people? She doesn't look like a healthy runner to me. She looks like a twig of a, "popular" person. Shame on anyone who expects noteworthy performance out of anyone who isn't already a world-class athlete.

Anyone familiar with modern biology knows constant stressors and constant exertion is a recipe for death. Social media does not. Social media never does.

Never let randos determine how hard to push yourself. Ever.

[–] Leviathan@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Honestly, runners often get a bit of a crypt keeper look, doesn't mean she wasn't healthy. By all indications she was a successful runner and was in shape.

[–] CTDummy@piefed.social 21 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

The article mentions she previously won an amateur marathon event. She likely over-extended herself due to being competitive in nature. We assume as there’s no cause of death yet. Which checks out with someone who consistently ran for two hours a day alongside her lab work. She seems like a particularly committed and focused individual. A lot of long distance runners are lean. Would be curious to see if you’d comment on the appearance and motivations of this individual if they were male.

[+] spankysalmon@fedinsfw.app -37 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)

lol no. My commentary wasn't on her being lean. It was on her being obviously incapable of finishing a marathon.

The fact you clowns pretend a marathon isn't a great human feat tells me you all are disconnected fucking clowns, not fans of human accomplishment.

There's a FUCKING REASON "marathons" have become a thing throughout THOUSANDS OF YEARS of history... yet you're still too dumb to acknowledge it.

I don't care to diminish her accomplishments, but human performance has been a LONG ESTABLISHED category of what humans are capable of...

The fact you are too stupid to understand even the reality in which you exist is not my problem. You all are genuinely lost to the wind.

[–] Taco2112@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

She started running in 2022 and gained a large following by sharing online how she balanced lab work and training.

Her rise to fame happened rather quickly for an amateur runner. She improved her best over 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) to about 36½ minutes and clocked 1 hour, 22 minutes, 1 second at the New Balance Half Marathon in March. On April 5, she won the women's amateur division over 10 kilometers at the Gunsan Saemangeum Marathon.

In a March interview with YouTube, Yoo said she arrives at the lab at 9 a.m. every day and runs for about two hours starting at 8 p.m., adding that she has been actively chasing personal records since the previous summer.

[–] Cypher@aussie.zone 13 points 3 days ago

You sound like a lazy sack of shit that has never exercised.

Sincerely, someone who has run a marathon.

[–] CTDummy@piefed.social 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Woo boy, that’s a lot of insults and personal attacks in response to some mild criticism.

My commentary wasn't on her being lean. It was on her being obviously incapable of finishing a marathon.

My implications was that your commentary was based on her being a woman and having a social media presence (influencer) while ignoring that she had won marathons previously and obviously has trained a lot for them. You commented that she didn’t look healthy and like a twig, aka lean. While asserting she competed (and subsequently passed away) at the behest of “randoms online”. As I already pointed out, she’s won said marathons before. Your above quote also contradicts:

I don't care to diminish her accomplishments

Anyway, given your unhinged response it probably isn’t worth continuing to discuss with you.

[–] Viceversa@lemmy.world -2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

What does her gender have to do with anything?

[–] CTDummy@piefed.social 7 points 4 days ago (2 children)

She doesn't look like a healthy runner to me. She looks like a twig of a, "popular" person.

Would be curious to see if you’d comment on the appearance and motivations of this individual if they were male.

[–] Viceversa@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Any gender can be a twig