Comment on Havenga et al. (2022): Standard heat stress indices may not be appropriate for assessing marathons

Charles H. Simpson

doi:10.17159/sajs.2024/16445

Comment on Havenga et al. (2022): Standard heat stress indices may not be appropriate for assessing marathons

Authors

Charles H. Simpson Institute of Environmental Design and Engineering, University College London, London, UK https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9356-5833

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2024/16445

Keywords:

UTCI, Comrades Marathon, heat stress, thermoregulation

Abstract

Open data set: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8348335

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Published

2024-01-30

Issue

Vol. 120 No. 1/2 (2024)

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Commentary

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Simpson, C. H. (2024). Comment on Havenga et al. (2022): Standard heat stress indices may not be appropriate for assessing marathons. South African Journal of Science, 120(1/2). https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2024/16445