Bakersfield Marathon<\/a> approaches March 22. Dr. Puja Vithalani, who plans to run the 10K, said she is worried about runners training for the event as temperatures are forecast to rise into the mid-90s next week.<\/p>\n\u201cI\u2019m hoping that our patients doing the marathon or any big runs in the next couple of weeks get adequate fluids and keep themselves hydrated because it will be hotter later in the day, and I don\u2019t want anyone to have to seek any medical attention,\u201d Vithalani said.<\/p>\n
Vithalani also warned that the rapid shift in weather can make it harder for people to adjust.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know, when the weather changes so suddenly, we want to make sure that we\u2019re well prepared just because our body doesn\u2019t have enough time to acclimatize to the weather,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
She recommends staying hydrated, especially for people who are training and dieting.<\/p>\n
With hotter temperatures also likely to drive up air conditioning use, PG&E is urging customers to take steps to reduce energy costs. The utility recommends setting thermostats to 78 degrees while at home and 85 degrees if you\u2019re going to be away for more than a few hours. PG&E also advises cooling homes naturally in the morning and late evening.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd, really, the biggest driver of energy cost is always going to be the air conditioner. So, anything you can do to use that natural air to cool your home, that would be recommended,\u201d a PG&E representative said.<\/p>\n
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PG&E<\/a> said it offers energy-saving incentives, along with programs that provide reduced rates for customers who qualify.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK\/KBFX) \u2014 Spring may still be more than a week away, but Kern County is already in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":217264,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[151,153,152],"class_list":["post-217263","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield-headlines","tag-bakersfield-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217263","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=217263"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217263\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/217264"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=217263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=217263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=217263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}