Green Bay Marathon Put on Hold due to Heat
Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 12:28pm
AP
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) A Wisconsin marathon has been halted because of heat.
Green Bay police say the race was stopped about 9:30 a.m. Sunday.
Lt. David Paral says there were cases of heat-related sickness, but he doesn't have information yet on how many.
The Cellcom Green Bay Marathon started about 7 a.m.
Race director Sean Ryan told the Green Bay Press-Gazette that about 8,000 people had registered for the event.
The National Weather Service predicts a high of 82 degrees in Green Bay on Sunday.
The newspaper reports the temperature was already 70 degrees with 63 percent humidity when the race started.
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