European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 5, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Regular exercise such As running reduces the risk of heart disease but it is not a guarantee. Runners should be Alert to warning symptoms. Had run 12 by Paul. Raeburn associated press alter Niles was go years old in apparent Good health and i marathons. Richard Hough 47, was m Good shape had run three marathons and had trained thoroughly for the Pittsburgh Marathon on May 6. Both men entered the race and should have completed it easily. Neither did. Six Miles before the finish Hough collapsed he was taken to a Hospital where he died. A mile before the finish Niles too collapsed and died. Quot i Don t understand this Quot Hough a former wife Bootsie said. He Quot was totally prepared. He never drank never smoked and was never  what happened in As Many As 98 percent of such cases autopsies show that the victims had severe coronary artery disease although they might not have known it. That is the coronary arteries that Supply the heart muscle were narrowed to the Point where their hearts were starved for blood a and oxygen. Quot pc Plo con com us a r.cv.�?T. A. R v.urj1., can Beau group Taco i l a a i to Quot , i. I have caucus coronary an a it u co Quot cd. D la. M Van Camp a cardiologist in pen  and vice  l to Tor Medicine of the american col roof e ports Medicine. At a recent new England championship track meet in Providence r.i., for example a 57-year-old Man won the 3,000-meter race set a new England record walked up to the awards ceremony and dropped dead. Regular exercise sharply cuts the risk of heart disease but it Isnit a guarantee Van Camp said. To be sure they Arentt at risk of sudden death while exercising runners Over 30 should have a physical examination Van Camp said. Quot even people who Are doing Well need to Check with their physicians Quot he said. Paul Thompson a cardiologist at Brown University who has studied exercise related deaths advises runners to pay close attention to any tightness or discomfort in the Chest. Quot Wco it ii a or / to a it l fms nil Rej a a i l l v in. Many a ii  i to Rybny in i .0 lit Lily a i St j i Quot it s most d  it i in i n ii is. A Tunny ,&Quot Trio Macon cd. His studies have shown that the death rate in people running is seven times that of people at test. Quot while you in doing it exercise increases your risk Quot but Quot nearly every study suggests that exercise prevents heart disease Quot Thompson said. The death rate among runners still is rare. Quot among people thought to be healthy we found one death in 15,620 individuals per year Quot he said. The study was done with men 30 to 65 years old. One of the runners who died in the Pittsburgh Marathon was found to have had severe coronary artery disease. Results of an autopsy on the other one were inconclusive with no Clear sign of coronary artery disease. Quot every once in a while you see cases like the one in continued on Page 14 tuesday june 5, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 13