Phoenix man wins as 1,300-plus hearty runners beat the heat in race

Hundreds of runners flew into the Valley to take part in the so-called “Hottest race on Earth,” an 11K during the heat of the day.
Hundreds of runners flew into the Valley to take part in the so-called “Hottest race on Earth,” an 11K during the heat of the day.

By Cecilia Chan | The Arizona Republic

For Anthony Aguilar, it wasn’t so much running in 104-degree weather under a blazing sun on Saturday that was hard; it was the hills.

“When you hit the 2-mile mark, it was uphill,” the 27-year-old Phoenix resident said at the finish line with his calves cramping. “It made you or broke you. It almost broke me. But I hung on and pushed.”

Aguilar won the 5K race with a time of 18:22.

He was one of 1,348 runners and walkers who braved the late-afternoon heat to participate in the inaugural Scottsdale Beat the Heat Race. The event, held at WestWorld of Scottsdale, also featured an 11.22K, or nearly 7-mile, race.

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