Mentioning the Iditabike reminded me of a local guy, previous olympian who also owned a bike shop. He participated a couple of times and on one occasion someone filled his camelback with boiling water and he ended up with burns on his back.
Warm water is always used to prevent freezing before the athletes can drink it. I guess someone got a little enthusiastic on the warming side of things.
Mentioning the Iditabike reminded me of a local guy, previous olympian who also owned a bike shop. He participated a couple of times and on one occasion someone filled his camelback with boiling water and he ended up with burns on his back.