Posted on 30 January 2013. Tags: Claire Squires, dead, DMAA, Jack3d, London Marathon, methylhexanamine, Runner's World, Simon Van Herrewege, stimulant
Claire Squires died during the last miles of last year’s London Marathon to the shock of many. She was just 30 years old. Now we know that she had a banned stimulant in her water bottle that might have contributed to her death.
Her boyfriend, Simon Van Herrewege, said that Squires started the race carrying a water bottle with a powder called Jack3d. The powder is one of many commercially available powders that contain methylhexanamine, which is commonly known as DMAA. DMAA was initially used as an ingredient in nasal decongestants, but is most often marketed as an energy-boosting stimulant.
Read more HERE at Runner’s World.
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