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  "id": 1908662,
  "title": "Marathon runners are training for a hotter world",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/marathon-runners-are-training-for-a-hotter-world-1908662",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-19T09:59:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/ios/behindthenews/2026-08-19-marathon-runners-are-training-for-a-hotter-world/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Every marathon season, runners strategize about more than just how many miles a week to train. They focus on details that can make or break race day: which nutrition gels they can tolerate, which shoes work best for their feet. Climate change has become a variable they can’t ignore.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "Marathon runners are training for a hotter world",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/marathon-runners-are-training-for-a-hotter-world",
        "published": "2026-08-19T04:16:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}