Heat Brings Down Over Thirty Runners At The Los Angeles Marathon

The record-breaking heat during the Los Angeles Marathon resulted to the hospitalization of over 30 runners. One man suffered a heart attack due to the heat. The annual 26.2-mile race attracted 26,000 runners from all over the world.

In order to beat the heat, the start time of the race was scheduled around thirty minutes earlier. NBC Los Angeles revealed that temperatures went up to 88 degrees by noon. The heat wave on Sunday increased temperature by nearly twenty degrees higher than normal. The Weather Channel revealed that the temperature on Sunday broke temperature records of the city, which was set in 1978 at 85 degrees.

Heat Brings Down Over Thirty Runners At The Los Angeles Marathon

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The LA Joint Information Center revealed that 36 people had to be brought to the hospital due to the heat. A 61-year-old man also experienced a heart attack near the end of the race. While the man was in critical condition when he was taken to the hospital, he was already conscious by Sunday afternoon. The Joint Information Center also revealed that another 150 runners had to undergo treatment at the marathon venue.

The number of people treated during the Los Angeles Marathon this year was higher compared to the number last year, according to LA Fire Captain Stacy Gerlich. The figure was not unexpected due to the intense weather.

The scoreboard of the marathon revealed that Daniel Limo of Kenya crossed the finish line first at around 9AM as he clocked in at 2:10:36. On the other hand, the women’s title went to Ogla Kimaiyo of Kenya who clocked in at 2:34:10. The first person to finish in the wheelchair event of the Los Angeles Marathon this year was Scott Parson, who had a time of 1:37:13.

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