Unsafe at Any Speed

(The alternate title for this entry is "What Are You Running From?")

Nathan officially picked the worst marathon ever for his first.

Highlights:
Record highs in the low nineties
Over 40,000 runners originally enrolled
About 10,000 runners decided not to run before the race began
Another 11,000 didn't finish the race
Over 300 were treated for dehydration and heat exhaustion
About 50 people were hospitalized
One 35-year-old man died
Refreshment booths ran out of water
The marathon was cancelled about four hours into the run
Nathan ended up in a medic tent at mile 23
The woman who placed first collapsed afterwards

I have never been more convinced that it is just not healthy to run 26 miles. (But I totally support you in your next event, Nathan. Just try to shoot for something in Northern California.)