Welcome to Episode #369 of the 303 Endurance Podcast. We're your hosts Coach Rich Soares and 303 Chief Editor, Bill Plock. Thanks for joining us for another week of endurance interviews and discussion.

 

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In Today's Show

• Endurance News
• • Sudden Cardiac Arrest on National TV: An Explainer and What it Means for Triathletes
  • IRONMAN Announces Nice, France as the 2nd IMWC Location
  • A 2023 Buyer’s Guide to America’s Best Bicycle Insurance
• What's new in the 303
• Upcoming Interview

 

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Endurance News:

 

Sudden Cardiac Arrest on National TV: An Explainer and What it Means for Triathletes

Tragic events at a recent NFL football game has athletes of all kinds asking: Are we at risk?

JANUARY 4, 2023

1. JEFFREY SANKOFF

  

Last night much of the American television viewing public was taking in Monday Night Football to see a big game with playoff implications. The Buffalo Bills were visiting the Cincinnati Bengals when, after a fairly routine play, 24-year-old safety Damar Hamlin unexpectedly collapsed to the ground. The game announcers initially thought that Hamlin had simply been injured on the play, but very quickly it became apparent that something far more serious was going on.

 

Hamlin, it turns out, was in cardiac arrest. Once the training staff realized what was happening began to administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). He was resuscitated again upon arriving at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center’s intensive care unit, where he remains in critical condition.

 

At this point, I think that is helpful to dispel confusion about some common terms that are frequently thrown around the media in these situations. Doing so now will allow for a much clearer description of what happened to this player, and help unpack whether this incident should be a cause for concern for endurance athletes who are all too familiar with the specter of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in our own sports.

 

RELATED: Do Triathletes Need to Worry About Heart Attacks?

 

Heart Attack vs. Cardiac Arrest

The first thing that needs to be made clear is the difference between a heart attack and cardiac arrest. A