Race never ended early due to heat before

Vermont City Marathon officials discontinued the race at noon Sunday due to excessive heat.RunVermont tweeted a photo of an emergency message notifying runners of the decision.Watch this storyThe statement reads that the race was ended early due to extreme heat."Race conditions have reached the extreme level of the emergency alert system," the message read.Officials instructed runners to head to the nearest aid station to connect with shuttle buses to take them back to Waterfront Park.The first of the 8,000 participants crossed the finish line just after 10:30 a.m.The marathon has never been discontinued before. The hottest race on record was in 2006, when temperatures reached 82 degrees by noon.In Burlington at noon, the temperature was 88 degrees. In 2011, the weather was 81 degrees and humid.Officials also evacuated Waterfront Park about 2:30 p.m. due to concerns for lightning.Get the WPTZ app

Vermont City Marathon officials discontinued the race at noon Sunday due to excessive heat.

RunVermont tweeted a photo of an emergency message notifying runners of the decision.

Watch this story

The statement reads that the race was ended early due to extreme heat.

"Race conditions have reached the extreme level of the emergency alert system," the message read.

Officials instructed runners to head to the nearest aid station to connect with shuttle buses to take them back to Waterfront Park.

The first of the 8,000 participants crossed the finish line just after 10:30 a.m.

The marathon has never been discontinued before. The hottest race on record was in 2006, when temperatures reached 82 degrees by noon.

In Burlington at noon, the temperature was 88 degrees. In 2011, the weather was 81 degrees and humid.

Officials also evacuated Waterfront Park about 2:30 p.m. due to concerns for lightning.

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