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Marathoners ran through lightning and flooding. Here’s why that was risky.
- sposeray 3y ago[dead]
- Stratoscope 3y agoValid for 14 days: https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/05/11/flying-pig-marathon-ohio-cincinnati-thunderstorm/?utm_campaign=wp_post_most&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_most&carta-url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2Fcar-ln-tr%2F39fb981%2F645d132da61bab12f760bd5b%2F616dd2ebade4e2472dc29f55%2F40%2F72%2F645d132da61bab12f760bd5b https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/05/11/flying-pig... Or: https://archive.is/bvxbI https://archive.is/bvxbI
- jfengel 3y agoCanceling a marathon is a massive, massive hassle. Enormous sums of money have to be refunded -- money that has already been spent. It can't just be moved to another day, and even moving it a few hours later is extremely unlikely. It requires shutting down city streets and they're very intent on getting the city back to work. Runners are used to risking their lives. They train in the rain and the cold and sometimes even the lightning. Runners die from heart attacks and cars. It's more than just disappointment to have it cancelled. I assume that meteorologists have a better understanding of the need for weather-related safety than race organizers do. But I completely understand why race organizers set a very, very high bar for canceling a race.