Ryan Shay--May 4, 1979 - Nov. 3, 2007

Ryan Shay in action at the 2005 IAAF World Half-Marathon Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. /photo by Paul MercaLike many people in the running community who were in attendance on Saturday, or who followed the progress of the runners at the US Olympic Team Trials-Men's Marathon in New York, I was positively stunned at the passing of Ryan Shay at the 5.5 mile mark of the race.My race day