Giants Coach Harbaugh Honors 24-Year-Old Rachel Apa After NYC Marathon Death
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Updated · Fox News · Nov 6
Giants Coach Harbaugh Honors 24-Year-Old Rachel Apa After NYC Marathon Death
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Nov 6
Summary
John Harbaugh paused his Wednesday media session to offer the Giants' condolences to Rachel Apa's family after the 24-year-old runner died following Sunday's New York City Marathon.
Apa collapsed near Mile 24 of her first 26.2-mile marathon in Central Park while raising money for Parkinson's research in memory of her late grandfather, and she died hours later at Mount Sinai Hospital.
Her family said doctors cited rhabdomyolysis — severe muscle breakdown — while medical examiners are still determining the official cause of death.
Bucknell and Charleston Southern have since honored Apa, a former Division I field hockey player and graduate student, as her family launched The Rachel Apa Foundation to continue her charitable and runner-safety work.