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 Stories About: severe weather AND Chicago AND sports
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Marathon meltdown
A first-hand view from Chicago's overheated marathon |
Grist |
09 Oct 2007 |
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| Photo: sterno74 Chicago's annual marathon was shut down early on Sunday due to oppressive heat and humidity, which led to dozens of hospitalizations. Grister Sarah Hardin was on the scene and offers this first-hand report: ----- It's become a tradition for my geographically widespread family to converge on Chicago in October for the city's annual marathon. We've been volunteering at the marathon ever since my cousin married the operations m ... |
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| Topics: severe weather, Chicago, sports (all these topics) |
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