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R. Laurence Macon crosses the finish line in the New Year's Double Marathon in the Dallas suburb of Allen in this picture taken December 31, 2011.

Those exhilarating moments when marathoners sprint to the finish line on pure adrenaline can prove fatal to vulnerable hearts, a veteran marathon medical director said Monday.

University of Pennsylvania officials say 21-year-old Jeffrey Lee of Cerritos, Calif., collapsed after crossing the finish line Sunday.

Philadelphia police Officer Jillian Russell, a spokeswoman, says a 21-year-old man collapsed at the finish line.

Geoffrey Mutai, of Kenya, poses for pictures after crossing the finish line first with a course record in the men's division at the New York City Marathon in New York on Sunday.

Twenty-five disabled veterans will push through 26.2-mile route through the five boroughs, running, churning hand cranks, pushing wheelchairs and propelling prosthetic legs to the finish line in Central Park.

By SOPHIA TAREEN CHICAGO - Amber Miller felt contractions just minutes after crossing the finish line at the Chicago Marathon.

A Kenyan man sprinted to the finish line of Grandma's Marathon and edged out an Ethiopian man by a fraction of a second, capping the closest race in the marathon's history.

Rodney Merchant stood at the finish line of the Toronto Marathon, drenched in rain and sweat, as weary runners streamed past him.

Tony Stewart has mastered how to win at Daytona International Speedway on Saturdays.