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Ryan
Shay
| Personal
information |
| Date of birth |
May 4, 1979(1979-05-04) |
| Place of birth |
Ypsilanti, Michigan, USA |
| Date of death |
November 3, 2007 (aged 28) |
| Place of death |
New York City, USA |
| Height |
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight |
155 lb (70 kg) |
| Sport |
| Country |
 |
| Club |
University of Notre Dame
Athletic Club |
| Achievements
and titles |
| Highest world ranking |
9 |
| Personal best(s) |
5000 m: 13:35.00
10,000 m: 28:03.44
Marathon: 2:14:08 |
Ryan Shay (May 4, 1979 – November 3, 2007) was
an American
professional long-distance
runner.[1]
He was born in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and attended the University of Notre Dame.[2] He
was married to Alicia
Craig, also an American distance runner. Shay is survived by
his wife Alicia, parents Joe and Susan, and his seven siblings:
Jodie, Casey, Sarah, Amie, and younger brothers Nate (who also was
a distance runner at Notre Dame), Elliott and Stephan.
Racing
career
High
school
Ryan Shay attended Central Lake High School in Central Lake, Michigan from 1993
to 1997. He won every cross country meet he competed in following
the third meet of his freshman year (1993), including four
consecutive Class-D MHSAA Lower
Peninsula (LP) state cross country meets from 1994 to 1997.[3][4]
He was a three-time consecutive Class D MHSAA LP state champion in
the 1600-meter and 3200-meter runs from his sophomore through
senior track seasons (1995 through 1997), and also won the Class-D
MHSAA LP state title in the 800-meter run as a sophomore.[5]
College
Shay continued running as a student-athlete at the University of
Notre Dame in the fall of 1997, majoring in economics and competing
in both cross country and track. He was a 9-time All-American while competing at Notre Dame.
Shay was the first Notre Dame runner to win a NCAA individual title, winning
the 10,000-meter run at the 2001 NCAA outdoor meet in
a time of 29:05.44.[2] Shay
graduated as the school record holder in both the indoor and
outdoor 5,000-meter runs, as well as the 10,000-meter run. He
graduated in the top of his class.
Post-collegiate/professional
Following college, Shay ran professionally, winning races at
various distances, including marathon, half-marathon, 20 km and
15 km.[2][6][7]
Shay also competed during the 2005 IAAF World
Half Marathon Championships, finishing 15th in the men's
individual race. Shay finished in 23rd place in the 2004 Men's
Olympic Marathon Trials.[8]
Achievements
- 2005 USATF 15 km Champion
- 2004 USATF 20 km Champion
- 2004 USATF Half-Marathon Champion
- 2003 USATF Half-Marathon Champion
- 2003 USATF Marathon Champion
- 2001 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Champion (10000-meter
run)
- 2001 Big East Conference Outdoor Track & Field Champion
(10000-meter run)
- 2001 Big East Conference Indoor Track & Field Champion
(5000-meter run)
- 2000 Big East Conference Outdoor Track & Field Champion
(5000-meter & 10000-meter runs)
- 1999 Big East Conference Cross Country Champion
- 1999 Big East Conference Indoor Track & Field Champion
(3000-meter run)
Death
On November 3, 2007, during the US Olympic marathon trials in New York City, Shay
collapsed approximately 5 1/2 miles (9 km) into the race at
8:06 a.m. He was taken to Lenox Hill Hospital, where he was
pronounced dead at 8:46 a.m.[6][8][9]
Doctors at the hospital who examined him reported that he died of a
massive heart attack, due to a
pre–existing enlarged
heart condition.[8]
Autopsy results were initially inconclusive, leading to speculation
over other possibilities for his death [10]
On March 18, 2008, Ellen Borakove, the Director of Public Affairs
of the New York Chief
Medical Examiner's Office released the following statement to Joe
Shay, Ryan's father, regarding his final autopsy results: "Cardiac
arrhythmia due to cardiac hypertrophy with patchy fibrosis of
undetermined etiology. Natural causes."[11]
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