Two in hospital after Manitoba Marathon cancelled due to soaring heat
Two participants of the Manitoba Marathon were hospitalized on Sunday after organizers cancelled the event due to the sweltering heat.
Marathon organizers onsite confirmed the marathon was cancelled at 8 a.m. Runners were asked to turn around and head back to IG Field. It was a decision made by Manitoba Marathon medical team and marathon executive director Rachel Munday.
"We started the race, everything was great, but it very quickly accelerated and got warm very fast," Munday told CTV News Sunday morning.
She said shortly after 8 a.m., temperatures rose above 30 C.
The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service assessed four marathon participants Sunday, including two people who were transported to the hospital.
One of the patients was sent in unstable condition and the other in stable condition.
"At that point, we knew protocol dictated that even if the fittest runner shouldn't be running a full marathon distance at 31.7 C," she said.
"So we decided that it was time to close the course and bring runners back to the stadium where we can at least celebrate that we are together. But for the best interest and safety of the runners, it was best to close the course and bring them back."
It comes as parts of the province deal with an extreme heat wave.
The City of Winnipeg, along with the rest of southern Manitoba, is under a heat warning from Environment and Climate Change Canada. The warning said the hottest temperatures will be felt Sunday, with daytime highs hitting the mid to upper 30s, with humidex values over 40.
The ECCC warning said the 'sweltering air mass' will last into Monday.
Munday said despite the temperatures cutting the race short, it was an amazing day.
"It was very exciting to be here today, there was great energy at the start line, everybody was so happy to be back together again," she said. "Even now, even with the closure, standing here on the field you can feel how excited people are to be able to be here together, so we can celebrate that and look forward to next year."
- with files from CTV's Zach Kitchen
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