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yak651
03-03-2008 11:36:14
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Re: I need some prayers in reply to Don-Wi, 03-02-2008 13:39:09
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Sorry to hear of your loss, i live in the general area you do, so i always read your post, here's a write up from the local paper, sounds like your brother was an outstanding person and will be deeply missed by many.
Kaukauna native collapses, dies after marathon in Arkansas
Veteran runner graduated from Lawrence in '03
Staff and wire reports
A Kaukauna native collapsed and died Sunday after doing what he loved — running in a marathon.
Adam Nickel, 27, who currently lived in Madison and attended graduate school in pharmacy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, died late Sunday morning after completing the 26.2-mile Little Rock Marathon in Little Rock, Ark.
He was pronounced dead near the finish line after completing the race in 3 hours, 2 minutes and 7 seconds.
Emergency personnel tried to revive Nickel until an ambulance arrived with a defibrillator. He couldn't be revived and was pronounced dead.
Race director Gina Marchese-Pharis offered condolences and prayers to Nickel's family and friends on behalf of the Little Rock Marathon Committee.
Temperatures were in the high 50s during the start of the race and climbed to the mid-60s by late morning.
"He crossed the finish line, smiled and dropped," said Shirley Thiel of Black Creek, who described herself as a friend of the Nickel family.
"There was no indication that anything like this would ever happen," said Thiel, adding that Nickel had no health problems.
Nickel was a veteran distance runner, having logged top 25 finishes the last three years in the Community First Fox Cities Marathon. He was 22nd in the 2007 race. He finished in the top 3 percent of last year's Boston Marathon. He was preparing for a spring event in San Diego as part of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team In Training as a tribute to his grandmother.
Adam was the third eldest of five sons of Cynthia and Ben Nickel, who operate a family farm at N169 State 55, Kaukauna.
He graduated from Kaukauna High School in 1999, where he was active in many student organizations, did a lot of volunteer work and competed on the wrestling team. He posted a 25-12 record at 160 pounds during his senior year.
He graduated in 2003 from Lawrence University, where he was a four-year letterman in wrestling and also served as a student athletic trainer for the football team.
"Everybody who knew him loved him," said Thiel, describing Adam as "quiet, with a great sense of humor."
Thiel said it was too early to say what funeral arrangements will be made.
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