I got stuck overnight in Phoenix during the summer once when I missed a flight connection. Got an early morning flight the next day and left my hotel room when it was still dark to get in a short run beforehand. I opened the door of my hotel and was hit by a blast furnace. It was about 90 degrees at 4:30 am. I made it maybe 4 miles easy before giving up. Summer Olympics? I don't think so.
Not sure where you live, but 90 degrees with dry air and no sun isn't all that bad compared to what much of the country goes through with humidity and high dew points.
I'm definitely not advocating the Summer Olympics in Phoenix though.
People have become so soft. Phoenix summers are easy, especially before the sun comes out. Even with the sun though it’s dry and not really a big deal.
Better choice: they hold the distance races in Duluth and the sprints in Minneapolis. Mountain biking would be at Crosby-Ironton and the other sports could be a Grand Casino in HInckley.
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I haven't read the whole thread yet, but has anyone mentioned the fact that Phoenix is literally the worst place on planet earth?
I fought in the battle of Ramadi and felt safer there than simply driving through Phoenix. Horrible place. Too many people, too hot, the world's worst drivers. No thank you.
I got stuck overnight in Phoenix during the summer once when I missed a flight connection. Got an early morning flight the next day and left my hotel room when it was still dark to get in a short run beforehand. I opened the door of my hotel and was hit by a blast furnace. It was about 90 degrees at 4:30 am. I made it maybe 4 miles easy before giving up. Summer Olympics? I don't think so.
Not sure where you live, but 90 degrees with dry air and no sun isn't all that bad compared to what much of the country goes through with humidity and high dew points.
I'm definitely not advocating the Summer Olympics in Phoenix though.
I live in inland central California (an hour north of Fresno) where the summer highs are often 100+ degrees, but it really is a dry heat with little urban heat island, and the lows usually dip below 70. Even in the middle of summer you can do a 20+ mile marathon training run in reasonable conditions as long as you're willing to start early enough.
I wouldn't even argue for putting the summer Olympics in a place with Fresno's weather, much less Phoenix's.
Decent size city, safe, they have all the facilities, plus don't have to deal with snow, ice, tornadoes.
How many summer Olympic locations have been plagued with snow and ice during the event? How many have had to deal with tornadoes? Seems to me that you are solving problems that don't exist and ignoring the heat issue which would exist in Arizona.