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Too Much Exercise May Have Led To Colorado Runner's Death

DENVER (CBS4) - The autopsy of a Colorado runner shows too much exercise may have led to his death.

Marathoner Micah True died suddenly last March while on a 12-mile run. An autopsy showed his heart was enlarged and scarred.

Recent research suggests chronic training and competing in long distance races could cause structural changes to the heart and large arteries.

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