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As temps inched north of 80 degrees yesterday, the Chicago Marathon saw some medical calls, but the numbers were down from last year's heat-tarnished race. There were 110 "calls for medical transport" during this year's race, but only 61 required trips to hospital, compared to over 300 last year. Also down? The number of racers. While all 45,000 slots were filled, only 33,033 started. Itching for more Marathonage? Stop by our gallery if you haven't already.

The thermometer at today's Chicago Marathon topped out at 10 degrees cooler than last year's dangerous heat which led to 312 people treated for medical problems and perhaps was the cause of one runner's death. But it was still over 20 degrees above the temperature marathon runners prefer. Fortunately, an increase in fluids and medical aid stations helped keep health incidents to a minimum and the race finished as usual. Another factor that may have kept injuries down is that the prediction for warm weather seemed to have kept more people at home -- the official count of 35,000 starters reflected the most no shows ever.