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My apologies. My math is effed. Super stupid of me. I misread. And ya. Half medal makes sense. Let them drop to that race.

By entering a race you accept the prevailing conditions and distance. If you are not fit enough run a half-marathon or drop out of the race altogether.

I think they’re just running away from their New York Times subscriptions.

I remember that they stopped the 2007 Chicago Marathon because temperatures reached 90. Runners ran a half Marathon. Half seems more sensible than 18, which is a half plus 5 miles. I'm not sure why 18 made sense. Perhaps logistics considerations.

Participation medal!

If youre overheating...Just slow down. Giving medals for less than 70% of a marathon is lame

I can’t imagine most runners accepting if they don’t complete.

I get it. They’re stressed that those who aren’t really well trained and used to heat may push themselves and enter some distressed health situations. Not a fan though. The better option would be to allow a deferral to 2027.