EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Family honors 24-year-old NYC Marathon runner Rachel Apa in a moving obituary after her tragic death from a rare medical condition.
The grief-stricken family of the young runner who collapsed and died in the home stretch of the NYC Marathon honored her in a tear-jerking obituary.
Rachel Apa, 24, who died hours after falling at Mile 24 of the race in Central Park from therare muscular condition rhabdomyolysis on Nov. 1, was described as someone who was “strong-willed and naturally took charge.”