Ran a 6 hour timed event this weekend. The organizers gave participants the choice to start at 7am or 7pm if they were running the 6 or 12 hour events.
Those racing the 24 hour or 100 miler didn’t have an option.
It got very hot at the race. I chose to start at 7am because of other obligations. I could feel the heat and watching others, I could tell the heat was taking its toll.
I ran (more like walked) a personal worst at the Disneyland Halloween Half Marathon on Sept. 8 where at the 5am start it was 74 degrees and 65% humidity. It was a slog, the med tents were inundated and one man died after the race. I have done several Disney races in Florida but none of them were as uncomfortable as this one in California. Hopefully start times will be altered or possibly runDisney can move this week later in the year.
I ran the Santa Monica Classic 5k that day and I kept thinking about how hot it was for the runDisney races. Do you live in California Paula? This "fall" has felt like an extended summer. I'm still waiting for some cooler race temps. :-(
Ran a 6 hour timed event this weekend. The organizers gave participants the choice to start at 7am or 7pm if they were running the 6 or 12 hour events.
Those racing the 24 hour or 100 miler didn’t have an option.
It got very hot at the race. I chose to start at 7am because of other obligations. I could feel the heat and watching others, I could tell the heat was taking its toll.
That's scary Jason. I can't imagine running 24 hours or 100 miles in those conditions.
There was a relay team of 3 younger men. They were hurting out there and one of them seemed to be tapping out before the first 6 hours was up.
I ran (more like walked) a personal worst at the Disneyland Halloween Half Marathon on Sept. 8 where at the 5am start it was 74 degrees and 65% humidity. It was a slog, the med tents were inundated and one man died after the race. I have done several Disney races in Florida but none of them were as uncomfortable as this one in California. Hopefully start times will be altered or possibly runDisney can move this week later in the year.
I ran the Santa Monica Classic 5k that day and I kept thinking about how hot it was for the runDisney races. Do you live in California Paula? This "fall" has felt like an extended summer. I'm still waiting for some cooler race temps. :-(