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Heat forces Boston Marathon‚ runners to adjust
Added At: 2012-04-16 7:40 PM
Last Updated At: 2012-04-16 8:22 PM
ASSOCIATED PRESS
BOSTON: Runners departed Hopkinton for the start of the Boston Marathon on Monday with more to worry about than the up-and-down, 26.2-mile road to Copley Square.
It was 71 degrees for the women's field when it left the start at 9:32 a.m. Temperatures were expected to rise into the mid-80s by the time they got to Boston's Back Bay.
That can be dangerous for those who aren't accustomed to running in heat.
Race organizers have warned inexperienced marathoners to sit this one out. They've been offered a deferment into next year's race.
Geoffrey Mutai rode perfect temperatures last year to an unprecedented 2 hour, 3 minutes, 2 second victory that was the fastest marathon ever run. He's back to defend his title, along with fellow Kenyan Carolina Kilel on the women's side.
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