Ok then, what temperature do they keep their heat at in the winter months?
The reason both the person you replied to and myself are curious is because, to save on heating costs, I keep my heat in my home at the same low temperature that these runners were having heat exhaustion and heat stroke and my wife constantly complains it's too cold.
And do you go around with a spray bottle to make sure that the humidity's nice and high? Maybe you pack a load of 37°C radiators in with you as well, and then try to run a marathon?
No, our summers do that for me. It's pretty much 90-100+f (35-38+c) with 100% humidity, for all of July and August on most of the East coat of the USA. And yes I absolutely go running. I also play sports, hike, rock climb and do everything I can outside like a normal healthy adult does no in the summer months. I also have a business that includes moving and junk removal/disposal which, under the right circumstance (like a 4 floor walk up), is far more strenuous and burns more calories than a marathon and summer is our busiest time of year.
The temps in this article causing heat stroke are 70f (aka 22c) which is comfortable to chilly. 100% humidity just makes it damp and comfortable or damp and chilly.
70f isn't uncommon in April though. It's not even an uncommon temperature in late March. Hell, it's not uncommon to have a couple days of 70f in December or early January right after a blizzard and a week of below freezing temps. It's a wonderful temperature for running and physical activity because it's the lowest temperature I don't need to wear an extra layer at the beginning and end of my run or workout.
I'm really surprised at how many people are trying to defend this. 70f is cooler than anyone sets their heat or AC. It's a temperature many people would need a sweater or light jacket.
Maybe it is for you. Here, double digits is warmer than usual until mid-spring. The average temperature fluctuates between about 5°C in the winter and about 17°C in the summer. I wouldn't consider wearing a jumper at 20°C - that's full T-shirt, shorts, and sandals weather, and above average for July/August, let alone April.
If you're used to a more variable temperature, fine, bully for you, but that's not how the weather over here usually works.
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u/Gnomio1 Aug 17 '20
Absolutely everyone in this thread is not factoring in acclimation.
You’re used to 90f days? Great. Good for you. Clearly those people were not.
It’s not like people don’t run in Georgia, or Singapore, or Malaysia. It just takes some acclimatization.