What is the ideal temperature to run a marathon?

Maggie's running podcast by Maggie Cooper

Jul 23, 202627:04Health

I completed the half-marathon leg of the Ironman relay in Swansea in 30 degrees heat - it didn't go well. In this episode I explore what went wrong and look at research to determine the ideal temperature to be running th...

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