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9 years ago 11/18/2014 8:52am EST

With such significant early snowfall this year, I wonder how that is effecting NCAA preparations.

For example: The #1 ranked Michigan State women ... How much will the brutal cold and huge snowfall this week in southern Michigan effect their NCAA preparations? Will they try to go outside and run in a couple feet of snow? Or will they stay inside on treadmills and the indoor track?

I'm just wondering how the current weather - particularly in the upper states - will impact NCAAs. It is pretty unusual (even for those places) for get this much snow in mid-November.

9 years ago 11/18/2014 9:36am EST

re: TWC

Syracuse had some snow and cold weather this week. But I really don't see it bothering them.

The work is done at this point. There isn't a lot of milage, the workouts are just tune-ups. It isn't like they are trying to crush mile reps on a cross country course like mid-season.

The schools with the rough weather will be just fine.

9 years ago 11/18/2014 9:53am EST

re: John Clendon

It's going to warm up quite a bit by this weekend. Forecast is for over 40 now. Rain and mud is going to be a bigger issue.

9 years ago 11/18/2014 10:15am EST

re: dl13

The conditions on the course might be problematic because of the cold weather followed by the cool, wet weather on top of the clay cap that is the base for the soil on the course. Slippery, messy not that cold, but raining and 40 with wind of 14mph is worse than 28 and sunny. The ground has been cold for long enough that it might still be frozen with wet on top of that. Some runners could go down and change the complexion of the race entirely.

Friday Night A chance of snow and freezing rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday A chance of rain or freezing rain. Cloudy, with a high near 45. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

9 years ago 11/18/2014 10:16am EST

re: dl13

Hay is in the barn. Most schools have an indoor track which is fine for light tune-up workouts. Especially schools in the northeast where it is 20 degrees with high winds today. Might as well just stay inside and not kill yourself in the wind and cold days before Nats.

9 years ago 11/18/2014 12:45pm EST

re: TWC

TWC wrote:
With such significant early snowfall this year, I wonder how that is effecting NCAA preparations.
For example: The #1 ranked Michigan State women ... How much will the brutal cold and huge snowfall this week in southern Michigan effect their NCAA preparations? Will they try to go outside and run in a couple feet of snow? Or will they stay inside on treadmills and the indoor track?
I'm just wondering how the current weather - particularly in the upper states - will impact NCAAs. It is pretty unusual (even for those places) for get this much snow in mid-November.

I agree that it has to do more with the every day routine that gets messed up do the road conditions. A couple of years back when Hurricane Sandy hit the NYC area just before a big meet - schools were closed and the kids had to train on their own - while the work was done the routines were messed up and they had a crappy team performance

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