How to beat the heat on race day and use heat acclimation

Learn how to make decisions to help prevent heat stress during exercise.

If you're a marathon runner, trail runner, ultra runner, or obstacle course racer, use this quick, evidence-based decision tree to make informed decisions about heat mitigation strategies and heat acclimation.

Heat stress and heat acclimation infographic for runners, OCR, and endurance athletes from Thomas Solomon — Image copyright © Thomas Solomon. All rights reserved.
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