Comments on: The long, hot summer (run) http://raceslikeagirl.com/2009/04/26/the-long-hot-summer-run/ Road (and a little track and XC) racing at the masters level. Sat, 19 May 2012 10:11:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: rinus http://raceslikeagirl.com/2009/04/26/the-long-hot-summer-run/#comment-1263 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:01:59 +0000 http://raceslikeagirl.com/?p=1833#comment-1263 It is to hot to run a safety marathon and for the most runners not normal.
I run in the heat the Rotterdam marathon 2007 and a lot off runners fall down and at last the police stopt the marathon!!!!!!.
At km 37 i most stop by police and there no ambulance anny more in Rotterdam.
I run and walk to a eaysy time 4:14 hour!.
Only 3000 runners finish by 12000.
http://rinusrunning.punt.nl/?id=332450&r=1&tbl_archief=1&
The Marrakesh marathon in Marroc in Januari 2008 was cold by the start, but hot at the last hour…It was not normal to run and i dont like the heat whit the marathon.
http://rinusrunning.punt.nl/?id=373201&r=1&tbl_archief=1&

It is not so nice for the marathon runners when you train so long for this marathon.
But you have learn a lot whit this heat!.
Rinus.

]]> By: tfltft http://raceslikeagirl.com/2009/04/26/the-long-hot-summer-run/#comment-1262 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:23:19 +0000 http://raceslikeagirl.com/?p=1833#comment-1262 Louisville’s full and half were Saturday … topped around 85 here, with no shade near the end of the course. Women’s winning time was 3:15, second and third both around 3:24. Yikes. It was ugly.

It hadn’t been above 75 here yet this year, maybe once or twice, but not consistently. Nobody was acclimated. Not good.

]]> By: threlkeld http://raceslikeagirl.com/2009/04/26/the-long-hot-summer-run/#comment-1261 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 10:14:28 +0000 http://raceslikeagirl.com/?p=1833#comment-1261 Joe, I think the same audience-specific policy applies to the More event. In fact, they were encouraging walkers (which probably made up around one third to one half of the crowd) to finish up after seven miles.

And, Ewen, all water was legally purchased and consumed from cart vendors, as was the ice cream sandwich. :)

]]> By: Ewen http://raceslikeagirl.com/2009/04/26/the-long-hot-summer-run/#comment-1260 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 05:10:56 +0000 http://raceslikeagirl.com/?p=1833#comment-1260 Hope you didn’t use any of the water ;)

That’s a stuff-up. You’d better email the organisers of Newport and find out if they have similar ‘fun run’ emergency plans. It can get hot in Oregon.

]]> By: christine http://raceslikeagirl.com/2009/04/26/the-long-hot-summer-run/#comment-1259 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 01:59:37 +0000 http://raceslikeagirl.com/?p=1833#comment-1259 I ran the 1/2 today…it was pretty brutal. I was disappointed that they called it a fun run and did not time it. But at least I now know that I’ll never run the More full marathon. I was so frustrated running into the walkers on my second loop (the water stops were especially a nightmare) and I can’t imagine doing that for four loops.

Good luck in Long Branch. Hope you have good weather.

]]> By: joegarland http://raceslikeagirl.com/2009/04/26/the-long-hot-summer-run/#comment-1258 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 01:53:28 +0000 http://raceslikeagirl.com/?p=1833#comment-1258 The first race I recall being canceled for the heat was a Corporate Challenge. This was in the days when there were three races (and three races within each race) 3 weeks apart and you’d run all three. They said, “Fun Run.” We ignored them and raced the damn thing. Of course, for that race, you have lots of people who weren’t in good “running” shape so it made sense.

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