THE HEAT WAS ON IN DOHA
Published Sat 28 Sep 2019
Conditions for the women’s marathon on the opening day of the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 were extremely tough. Despite a midnight start, temperatures on the ground were hovering around 35 degrees Celsius, with 80% humidity.
23 of the field DNF, Rochelle Rodgers showed true Aussie grit and pushed through the discomfort to finish in 35th place, clocking a gutsy 3:05.12. Speaking after, an exhausted Rodgers said: ”It was the hardest thing I’ve ever done.”
