The prospect of 80 degree temperatures Monday dominated the Boston Marathon, race organizers hope the heat will be a classic match to belong to the legendary 116-year history of the event to build, even if they prepare for a crisis potential physician as runners wilted under the hot sun.
The prediction is forcing organizers to suspend the most unprecedented offer for the total area of 27,000 who had the playoffs last year, register and train for what is often a once in a lifetime experience.
"We ask runners who ran before thinking about tomorrow and maybe come back next year," says Boston Mayor Tom Menino of the participants at the dinner of traditional pre-race pasta at City Hall Plaza on Sunday evening. "We do not want accidents there, or anyone else, followed by the heat."
The Boston Athletic Association postponement is also offered in 2010, when the volcanic eruption in Iceland halted air traffic in Europe and has prevented about 300 runners from. That part of Boston There is no way to know how much it will take the offer this year until Monday morning, when the number of empty seats counted.
B.A.A. co-medical director Pierre d'Hemecourt warned runners with underlying medical problems, such as a cough or a cold or stomach virus, so dehydrated last: Those that are not run a marathon full forward, or not running in "Not the marathon on Monday. " heat, also for this, the race organizers are.
"Only the strongest riders should consider walking. Kind of risk that tomorrow you will see larger than normal," BAA director Tom Grilk said, suggesting that row runners asked to slow their pace and focus on fast enough time to finish it. "You have the attitude that it's not a race, but an experience."
One year after the cold temperatures and large suction - perfect running weather - helping Geoffrey Mutai finished in 2 hours, 3 minutes, 2 seconds for the fastest marathon ever, the heat to prepare for the elite runners are slower runners and recreational try to figure out how to completely dissolve.
Forecast calls for 73 degrees at 10 o'clock start in Hopkinton, 80 degrees on the midway in Wellesley for 11 hours and 82 degrees in the Back Bay finish line during the day. For recreational runners are expected to arrive on the field this afternoon the temperature will peak at 84 to 15 hours
Mutai said that although he had never run a marathon hot, fellow Kenyan women and defending champion Caroline Kilel which he used for training in hot weather. But Kilel these terms as the more typical 73 degrees - warm for marathon runners, but not quite what is expected Monday.
"Heat affects all those fast heat .. There is no benefit from the fire," 1968 winner Amby Burfoot said this weekend that the weather has become the dominant theme of the conversation. "If someone is training in Miami, it would be great for them."
Boston Marathon has its share of warm weather, the thermometer reached 97 degrees during the race in 1909, which became known as "Inferno" and the 1976 "Run for the tubes," which began in 100 degree heat and finish by sprinkling the public winner Jack Fultz with a garden hose to cool it is.
"It's just the worst thing a marathon runner to cope," said Burfoot, who Fultz ran half the race to 76 before they disappear in the heat. "I hate the marathon is like a crap shoot train you for 4-6 months. And the only thing that matters is the time."
There are only 2188 participants in the race to 76, and then only six years later, when Alberto Salazar, the 7647 "Duel in the Sun" won the Dick Beardsley disadvantages.
This year, organizers of the field of 27 000 price with a new challenge.
Because the qualification requirements, most of the country in order to run a marathon before in time can be as low as 3 hours, 5 minutes for men aged 18-34. But this time, until - at 5:25 for a woman 80 years - and thousands of other runners to get feedback without any obligation to have run a marathon by raising money for charity.
And even those who are running some good times in the past might be surprised with a warm weather.
The latter course is the death of a participant in the Boston Marathon in 2002, but quit the Chicago Marathon in 2007, after running 3 1/2 hours when the rider died after the temperature reached 88 degrees.
The B.A.A. update the warnings on Sunday night to get enough to drink - but not too much - the water and to recognize the symptoms of heat stroke: confusion, headache, nausea, fatigue, vomiting and excessive.
Race director Dave McGillivray said that the organizers will double the water in the area, with more ice and more emergency personnel to deal with the heat problem. Emergency room with this course also prepares the entry of potential problems with heat, and Menino said the city will also increase the police presence.
Also of concern is the hundreds of thousands of spectators who made travel 26.2 miles.
"The message is for your own stuff," said Grilk. "We have a lot of water on the ground, but we must preserve for the riders."
.jpg)
