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Heat is growing concern for officials

By Jimmy Golen

 |  Associated press  

  April 15, 2012

As the prospect of 80-degree temperatures looms over Monday’s Boston Marathon, race organizers are hoping the heat will forge a classic contest to rank among the legends of the event’s 116-year history even as they prepare for a potential medical crisis if runners wilt under the scorching sun.

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