WTH??
Medical Doctors Begging Boston Participants to Scratch 4/15/2012 1:19AM Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
I can't believe this shit - over 80 focking degrees. It was 98+ in the '76 marathon and nobody balled out.
darkstar
RE: Medical Doctors Begging Boston Participants to Scratch 4/15/2012 9:30AM - in reply to WTH?? Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
People nowadays are fat.
Hopkinton
RE: Medical Doctors Begging Boston Participants to Scratch 4/15/2012 9:57AM - in reply to WTH?? Reply | Return to Index | Report Post

WTH?? wrote:
I can't believe this shit - over 80 focking degrees. It was 98+ in the '76 marathon and nobody balled out.

False. Only 1,800 runners started the 1976 race, and 1975 champion Bill Rodgers said that day, "Don't run. If you must run, go slowly."
backinmyday
RE: Medical Doctors Begging Boston Participants to Scratch 4/15/2012 10:00AM - in reply to WTH?? Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
i ran the year it was in the 80s back in 2004 i think. it wasn't that bad...you knew it would be hot so you paced accordingly. duh.
Ya ya ya
RE: Medical Doctors Begging Boston Participants to Scratch 4/15/2012 10:34PM - in reply to WTH?? Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
They are talking to the. Charity joggers, not the real runners.
another banned poster
RE: Medical Doctors Begging Boston Participants to Scratch 4/15/2012 10:42PM - in reply to Ya ya ya Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
It's pathetic. Yeah it may be 80+ but it'll also be low humidity and the wind will be at their backs. Conditions are much easier than say Honolulu on a good day. BAA are just covering their asses, no reason why people shouldn't go out and race. 2004 was an awesome race, just a little slower.
just run faster
RE: Medical Doctors Begging Boston Participants to Scratch 4/15/2012 10:50PM - in reply to WTH?? Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
They should just encourage people to run faster. The problem isn't racing in the heat. The problem is spending 4+ hours running in the heat. Run 2:20 instead of 4 hours and you'll be fine.