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“I would say the number of injuries and illnesses were about average, but we had only one serious case,” said Boulter.
“We did have people who collapsed, but they were taken to hospital and discharged soon after.
“There were also five or six people with potential heart problems, but they seem to be okay.” Boulter said the only person admitted to intensive care had shown symptoms of over hydration.
“As far as I know, there was only one serious case, and the woman was admitted to ICU at St Anne's hospital with hyponatremia, quite possibly from over hydration.”
Boulter said a number of runners seemingly picked up a virus, but their cases were not serious.
“Some people were brought in [to the medical tent at the finish] in the morning with diarrhoea and vomiting,” Boulter said.
“It might have been a virus and some of them went to hospital, but they were discharged.”
Over 19 600 people entered the 86th edition of the race, but more than a quarter of the entrants did not toe the start line in Durban.
A total of 11 374 people crossed the finish line in Pietermaritzburg before the 12-hour cut-off.
