Edinburgh Marathon runners hospitalised for heat stroke after bank holiday temperatures soar

Thousands braved the heat to run the marathon yesterday (Picture: Alamy)

More than a dozen runners were treated for heat exhaustion during the Edinburgh Marathon yesterday as temperatures topped 23°C.

Thousands braved the sweltering sun, but dozens ended up in the hospital because of the exertion.

The Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) said that 16 people in total were transported to hospital on Sunday, with dozens more – including members of the public – receiving medical assistance.

Temperatures were so extreme that members of the public in Portobello decided to spray water on runners braving the heat using garden hoses.

A spokesperson for SAS said that people were treated for ‘a range of conditions’, including heat exhaustion, along the route, which ran from Potterrow, through Aberlady, an...