Editing Exercise physiology (section)

=== Endurance failure ===
After intense prolonged exercise, there can be a collapse in body [[Human homeostasis|homeostasis]]. Some famous examples include:
* [[Dorando Pietri]] in the [[1908 Summer Olympics|1908 Summer Olympic]] [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon|men's marathon]] ran the wrong way and collapsed several times.{{cn|date=April 2025}}
* [[James Peters (athlete)|Jim Peters]] in the marathon of the [[1954 Commonwealth Games]]  staggered and collapsed several times, and though he had a five-kilometre (three-mile) lead, failed to finish. Though it was formerly believed that this was due to severe dehydration, more recent research suggests it was the combined effects upon the brain of hyperthermia, hypertonic hypernatraemia associated with dehydration, and possibly hypoglycaemia.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Noakes |first=T |last2=Mekler |first2=J |last3=Pedoe |first3=DT |year=2008 |title=Jim Peters' collapse in the 1954 Vancouver Empire Games marathon |journal=South African Medical Journal |volume=98 |issue=8 |pages=596–600 |pmid=18928034}}</ref>
* [[Gabriela Andersen-Schiess]] in the woman's marathon at the Los Angeles [[1984 Summer Olympics]] in the race's final 400 meters, stopping occasionally and shown signs of [[heat exhaustion]]. Though she fell across the finish line, she was released from medical care only two hours later.{{cn|date=April 2025}}