With temperatures of about 30C accompanied by intense humidity persevering with to pose a problem to the athletes within the Japanese capital, Cairess was unable to finish the boys’s marathon.
The 27-year-old Briton, a medal contender after putting fourth on the Paris 2024 Olympics, stopped by the roadside with lower than three of the 26.2 miles remaining and the lead group starting to maneuver out of attain.
“I attempted my greatest. I simply acquired too scorching, easy as that actually. The circumstances have been so robust,” mentioned Cairess, who completed third in final yr’s London Marathon.
“Once I stopped, I simply took ages to only really feel all proper once more. I used all of the stations to be diligent with the ice and the sponges. Whereas it helped, it simply nonetheless acquired too scorching.
“I did a good quantity of preparation for the circumstances, as a lot as I might balancing it with coaching. I’ve not identified circumstances prefer it, however that is solely my fourth marathon. I did the very best I might.”