19 Runners Hospitalized After Santa Barbara Half Marathon in Santa Barbara County, California; About 7,500 Took Part, Police Probe 'Unusual Symptoms' With Cause
At least 19 participants received medical treatment at Santa Barbara and Goleta Valley Cottage Hospitals following the Santa Barbara Half Marathon on Sunday, November 8, People reported on November 9, citing Cottage Health and the Santa Barbara Police Department.
"This morning 19 participants arrived at Cottage [emergency departments], a number of them with similar symptoms of undetermined cause. We are working to determine whether this is due to the heat or other factors," Cottage Health said in a statement. Santa Barbara police said they were investigating "suspicious circumstances" after hospital staff reported runners seeking treatment for "unusual symptoms" after the race. "The cause of the reported symptoms has not been confirmed," police said, and they asked anyone with information, or anyone who experienced unusual symptoms after the marathon, to contact Sgt. Andre Miller at 805-897-2330.
David Monico, the event's local director, told the Los Angeles Times that 15 of the people hospitalized were suffering from "heat exhaustion" and were not seriously injured. He told Noozhawk that organizers had "no reason to believe that it's anything more than just the heat and exhaustion from the half marathon." Santa Barbara City Fire Battalion Chief Cory Cloud told Noozhawk that 12 people were transported to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital and another three to Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital, and emergency personnel responded to multiple locations along the route, including State and Cota streets, between 9:40 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.
About 7,500 competitors took part in the 13.1-mile course, sponsored by running-shoe brand Hoka and organized by Run Local. Temperatures in Santa Barbara reached 86 degrees Fahrenheit on Sunday, and Monico said hospitalizations are not unusual during races in high temperatures. Authorities have not disclosed the specific symptoms or the severity of the runners' conditions.
Source: People, November 9, 2026, citing Cottage Health and the Santa Barbara Police Department; additional details as reported by Noozhawk and the Los Angeles Times and compiled by People and the New York Post.
来源链接： https://people.com/at-least-19-runners-hospitalized-unusual-symptoms-during-santa-barbara-half-marathon-12244332
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Source: People and the Los Angeles Times
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Photo: 马拉松选手在赛道上奔跑（资料图）。（Wikimedia Commons／公共领域）|Marathon runners on the course (file photo). (Wikimedia Commons / public domain)