Response to Simpson (2024): Standard heat stress indices may not be appropriate for assessing marathons

Henno Havenga; Ben Coetzee; Roelof P. Burger; Stuart J. Piketh

doi:10.17159/sajs.2024/17474

Response to Simpson (2024): Standard heat stress indices may not be appropriate for assessing marathons

Authors

Henno Havenga Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9238-0295
Ben Coetzee Physical Activity, Sport and Recreation Research Focus Area, Faculty of Health Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5827-5718
Roelof P. Burger Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4359-4588
Stuart J. Piketh Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2804-879X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2024/17474

Keywords:

UTCI, Comrades Marathon, heat stress, thermoregulation

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Published

2024-01-30

Issue

Vol. 120 No. 1/2 (2024)

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Commentary

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Havenga, H., Coetzee, B., Burger, R. P., & Piketh, S. J. (2024). Response to Simpson (2024): 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.2024/17474