First it was Ewell Gibbons, the health food advocate, did some ads for Raisin Bran or something back in the 70’s or 80’s…..that is the eat well part….he died from a bleeding ulcer.
Second was Jim Fixx, the running guru, the man who single handed (almost) made jogging a way of life in this country…..I Believe that was in the 80’s also….that is the stay fit part……he died while jogging.
Now in Detroit….another dig at the stay fit part….as reported in the Free Press:
In the span of just 16 minutes, three men collapsed and died while running the 32nd Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Marathon.
The first to collapse was Daniel Langdon, 36, of Laingsburg, at 9:02 a.m., said Rich Harshbarger, vice president of consumer marketing for the Detroit Media Partnership, which handles business operations for the Free Press and Detroit News. Langdon was on Michigan Avenue between the 11- and 12-mile markers.
Rick Brown, 65, of Marietta, Ohio, collapsed at 9:17 a.m. near where Langdon went down, Harshbarger said. And Jon Fenlon, 26, of Waterford collapsed at about 9:18 a.m., just after finishing the half-marathon in 1:53:37.
And now that brings us to the part of the “die anyway”…..no matter how good you are at eating properly or staying fit….you will DIE! No one gets out of this life alive…sorry dudes….
Ewell Gibbons was a friend of mine. I had been to his home mnay times. I was with him when he died. Yes you will die. When I wake up dead I want to know how I got there. Jesus is the only one who beat death. Jesus is God’s son. http://bobbygee.wordpress.com/
bobbygee I appreciate you stopping by….I was just pointing out that no matter what you do you will die…..and that pushing one’s belief that exercise will extend ones life is not necessarily so……as you have said…it is in God’s hands….when he calls you WILL go no matter what shape you are in……