Heartbreaking Marathon Tragedy: Rachel Apa Collapses Near Finish Line After Texting “Ow, Ow”

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Heartbreaking Marathon Tragedy: Rachel Apa Collapses Near Finish Line After Texting “Ow, Ow”

2026/11/03 Report

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Rachel Apa, a 24-year-old former Division I field hockey player at Bucknell University, entered the New York City Marathon with strength, purpose, and joy. At mile 14, her mother, Michelle Apa, recorded her daughter passing by looking happy and powerful. But by mile 18, Rachel texted her father, Steve Apa, a single painful word: “Ow.

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” One mile later, the message worsened: “Ow, ow.”

## A Sudden Collapse

Just two miles from the finish line, in Central Park, spectator Michaela Nicholas cheered Rachel on before watching her collapse near mile 24.

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