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Runners contend with brutal heat and humidity at 2025 RBC Brooklyn Half Marathon

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May. 19, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen More than 28,000 people participated in the 44th annual Brooklyn Half Marathon on May 17, a race beset by grueling conditions that claimed one runners’ life.  When the first wave started the race in Prospect Park at 7 a.m., the temperature was already 66 degrees Fahrenheit with 90%…