I've run in some hot temperatures by (1) keeping my hat and shirt soaking wet, (2) wearing a hankerchief with ice cubes in it around my neck, and (3) a water bottle for drinking and rewetting my shirt and hat. I'd jog the 1st lap like that, and if it was too hot, I'd either switch to an ice vest or drop out.
So glad I’m not running(walking) it. I think we cancelled Chicago Marathon for being too hot. Yikes
Are the runners at Badwater better?
True-true-you got me
Lol. And we wonder why track and field and distance running aren't popular. Who wants to watch a death march at midnight in Qatar?
ex-Buddhist wrote:
Lol. And we wonder why track and field and distance running aren't popular. Who wants to watch a death march at midnight in Qatar?
I do.
They are indeed big names. We'll see who actually start though. Many may decide at the last minute to cash in at another big fall marathon.[/quote]
It might not mean much to the American ladies who are choosing to cash in on the money for Chicago and New York but to Kenyan's like Kiplagat this means everything to claim a World Champs medal.
They should just run the whole thing on the track
"Daytime temperatures in the Qatari capital have pushed 40 degrees this week, although the majority of athletes will not be affected as the Khalifa International Stadium is air-conditioned to below 25 degrees."
Greg wrote:
109 Fahrenheit is like 42 celsius or something like that.
It's a death race if you push yourself to complete a marathon in those temperatures.
Not if you're prepared and pace yourself.
Good runner, but... wrote:
“I want as many people to finish as possible in good shape,” said Coe,
BmoreRunner wrote:
Then again it could be a 35K jog and then a 5K sprint, which would be less exciting. We'll see.
Therefore, no one would finish.
joedirt wrote:
What will likely happen is a number of runners' core temperature will hit 104, they will initially cramp up and if they try to continue their hypothalamus will give up trying to regulate against the heat and will force the body to shut down and they will faint.
According to the IAAF schedule it started at 1:59 pm this afternoon PST, and should be over about now.
However, it apparently hasn't started yet. When is the race?
All three Ethiopians DNF
1990 Goodwill Games Marathon (against the Russians) in Seattle, WA was run on the hottest weekend of the year. July 21 - around 92 degrees for the men \ July 22 -around 91 degrees for the Women. Next day was the start of the Deca with a marine front causing temps to drop so low you could see your breath in the morning. Go figure.
Results are there. For the U.S., Groner 6th, Dimoff 13th, Bruce towards the end with 3+ hours. Tough day for everyone, obviously.
Good idea 2019 wrote:
They could run in thongs.
They should've showed up in jockstraps like Gardner Minshew II.
it looks like most of these carnage predictions were wildly off. 2:32, 2:33 and 2:34 for the podium with 27 dnfs. with no sun, it wasn't THAT bad. the top women in kona run in the low 2:50s and that's WITH the sun beating down on you in a lava field after biking 112 miles with more humidity.
I don't see results even though it is 3:43 a.m. in Doha. However, what I was shocked by was that Elvan Abeylegesse of Turkey is in the start list. Didn't this former Ethiopian distance great get banned for doping, elevating Goucher or Flanagan in World Champs 10000m from maybe 2007?
Odd that the IAAF site didn't have the results but a Brit newspaper site did:
2:32 for the win, kenya, then bahrain, rose chelimo, then Namibia.