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Determining a “Do Not Start” Temperature for a Marathon on the Basis of Adverse Outcomes

In the February 2010 Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise , William Roberts reports on the Do Not Start temperature issue for starting a marathon. He analyzed the number of starters, finishers, and finish line medical encounters and this was plotted against the race start wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT), and the WBGT level at which a mass casualty incident (MCI) occurred was used to calculate a “do not start” WBGT. Continue reading

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Determining a “Do Not Start” Temperature for a Marathon on the Basis of Adverse Outcomes

In the February 2010 Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise , William Roberts reports on the Do Not Start temperature issue for starting a marathon. He analyzed the number of starters, finishers, and finish line medical encounters and this was plotted against the race start wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT), and the WBGT level at which a mass casualty incident (MCI) occurred was used to calculate a “do not start” WBGT Continue reading

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