Heat Takes its Toll at 2006 Capitol 10K

Last year's men's winner, Bernard Manirakiza, was on pace to beat his last year's time (30:06) and the course record (29:49) when he collapsed from heat exhaustion at mile 6. After an hour in the medical tent, Manirakiza recovered. The men's winner yesterday was Jacob Rotich with a time of 32:03. The women's winner was a 41-year-old Russian, Albina Gallyamova, who finished with a time of 34:24. This was over a minute faster than last year's winning time of 35:27 by Cassandra Henkiel. (more at Statesman).

It was much warmer and humid this year compared to last year. Here's a detailed comparison:
April 2, 2006 at 8:51am: 72°F, 84% humidity (data)
April 3, 2005 at 8:51am: 56°F, 57% humidity (data)

Later this week, I'll post the stats. It'll be interesting to see how much effect the weather had.