re: 1 dead, 15 others hospitalized at Brooklyn Half Marathon

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People do die from heat in a marathon.
Ideal temps to run halfs and fulls are around 40 degrees.
Temps in Brooklyn today were near 90.
Organizers should have seriously considered canceling the event.

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The race was ran early though, so while it did hit 90 during the day, it was not 90 when the runner died.

From the NY post article:

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The temperature at 9 a.m. at Coney Island was already 70 degrees with 83% humidity, according to Fox Weather.

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Still pretty hot for this time of year in that part of the country, but it had not hit 90 yet when this occurred.