"BarryT" wrote in message . ..
Spectators can always put on warmer
clothes or walk into a warm place.
Competitors can't. the decision to
postpone or cancel is made for the
well-being of the
competitors.

A staffperson at the Lake Placid Loppet that was postponed an hour a
few years ago, and a few weeks last year, told me that their race also
worries about the many volunteers around the course in extreme cold
conditions.

JT