When temperatures climb high enough, even transition can become a hazard. That is exactly what several athletes experienced at Ironman Lanzarote this past weekend, where extremely hot flooring in and around T2 left some competitors with painful burns and large fluid-filled blisters on their feet. The issue appeared to stem from concrete covered with plastic flooring that absorbed and conducted heat under intense sun and ambient temperatures exce…
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