Summary
Two runners died on Sunday in the Philadelphia Marathon, where unseasonably warm and humid conditions made the grueling 26.2-mile event even more difficult.
"It was warmer than it should have been," said Kevin Smith, owner of Elite Runners and Walkers in Robinson, who organized an outing to the marathon for 34 local runners. "A lot of runners were going down at the finish line. A lot. The heat took its toll."See the full content of this document
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2 Runners Die at End of Philly Marathon
Temperatures were in the low 60s at the end of the race, about 10 degrees above normal.
Race officials did not release th...See the full content of this document
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