The IAAF says the temps were 32 C at the start - that's 89.6F. That's unreal.
Should we hand him the gold for Rio now?
http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/biwott-and-keitany-win-olomouc-half-marathon
Mary Keitany won the women's race in 68:53.
The IAAF says the temps were 32 C at the start - that's 89.6F. That's unreal.
Should we hand him the gold for Rio now?
http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/biwott-and-keitany-win-olomouc-half-marathon
Mary Keitany won the women's race in 68:53.
Yes, hand him the gold right now, Rojo.
Helpful advice giver wrote:
Yes, hand him the gold right now, Rojo.
Well I'm not sure how Eliud Kipchoge is in the heat.
Or how hot it's going to be in Rio, but this is big to see that heat doesn't hurt him too much in case it is hot.
Rio will not be quite that hot. 74° is likely for the marathon.
I remember reading an article which says that the Kenyan team is not yet finalised so I hope keitany gets in. I like her.
rojo wrote:
The IAAF says the temps were 32 C at the start - that's 89.6F. That's unreal.
Should we hand him the gold for Rio now?
http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/biwott-and-keitany-win-olomouc-half-marathonMary Keitany won the women's race in 68:53.
The missing piece is that Biwott won by more than 5 mins with the second guy, a 59:35 PB running 1:05:xx, and Keitany won by more than 3 mins. That is how brutal the heat was. I also hope that Kenyan selectors pick Mary for the marathon team.
What was the humidity?
rojo wrote:
The IAAF says the temps were 32 C at the start - that's 89.6F. That's unreal.
Should we hand him the gold for Rio now?
http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/biwott-and-keitany-win-olomouc-half-marathonMary Keitany won the women's race in 68:53.
I think someone might want to dispute that temperature.
Was Paula in the race?
If she was in the race there will be a big temperature dispute.
I guarantee it.
To win a marathon in the heat:
1) shave your damn head clean bald. Sweat only works if it evaporates directly from your skin onto the air. Hair gets in the way.
2) don't wear no shirt, same reason.
3) keep your hands flat. Your palms are full of little veins that act as radiators to dissipate heat from your blood to the air. The better you are at keeping cool without sweating, the less you'll have to sweat. The less you have to sweat, the less blood has to be diverted from working muscle for that purpose. Big athletic advantage.
4) train in the heat. The stress from diverting blood for sweating will result in increased blood volume as an adaptation.
There seems to be whisper campaign to get Mary on the team and I too hope it works.
You should tell the Kenyan runners you know to heed my advice... unless they're heat-savvy, some Eritrean will show up and own them again just like last year
having big hand is an advantage then?
rojo wrote:
The IAAF says the temps were 32 C at the start - that's 89.6F. That's unreal.
Should we hand him the gold for Rio now?
http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/biwott-and-keitany-win-olomouc-half-marathonMary Keitany won the women's race in 68:53.
It is UNREAL... at that temperature your performance degrades upward of 5%... You do the math....
To win a marathon in the heat run with your donger hanging out. It's full of veins that act as radiators to dissipate heat from your blood to the air. And yes, it's an advantage to possess a big one.
rojo wrote:
The IAAF says the temps were 32 C at the start - that's 89.6F. That's unreal.
Should we hand him the gold for Rio now?
Definitely. Give him the Olympic half marathon hold medal.
RV runner wrote:
I think someone might want to dispute that temperature.
Was Paula in the race?
If she was in the race there will be a big temperature dispute.
I guarantee it.
If Paula were in the race, the IAAF would take her word for the actual temperature, regardless of what was measured.
However, considering that she dehydrated by about 30% after a half in the low 70s under scattered clouds, she might not have survived yesterday's conditions.
Speaking of yesterday:
https://www.wunderground.com/cz/olomoucOn Saturday Kipchoge ran the HM in Lewannick marathon in Kenya in high temperatures fully clothed in track suits.He said he was just using it as a training run but finished 4th in 65 mins. The story is on dailynation.co.ke
Could you give any more details on the 'palm radiator" advantage?
How much is it?
Does Mo lose much advantage if he does the MoBOt instead of a strict "Bad Wigins hands flat" type running form?
I will be eagerly not waiting for your answer.
rojo wrote:
The IAAF says the temps were 32 C at the start - that's 89.6F. That's unreal.
Should we hand him the gold for Rio now?
http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/biwott-and-keitany-win-olomouc-half-marathonMary Keitany won the women's race in 68:53.
All temperatures are not the same Rojo. The race was in the evening, which means the Sun's altitude was low. It was also not very humid. No one's being handed a Gold Medal just yet.
Start 7 pm. Temp 87° Dew point 65°
Finish 8pm Temp 82° Dew Point 65°
malmo wrote:
rojo wrote:The IAAF says the temps were 32 C at the start - that's 89.6F. That's unreal.
Should we hand him the gold for Rio now?
http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/biwott-and-keitany-win-olomouc-half-marathonMary Keitany won the women's race in 68:53.
All temperatures are not the same Rojo. The race was in the evening, which means the Sun's altitude was low. It was also not very humid. No one's being handed a Gold Medal just yet.
Start 7 pm. Temp 87° Dew point 65°
Finish 8pm Temp 82° Dew Point 65°
I think many would consider 65F dew point to be "very humid".