Jones 12uns wrote:
Practice tomorrow is at 5:45, and I was planning on getting 6-8K repeats in with jog recovery. It’s normally 60-75 degrees in the morning calm, but it’s expected to be 35-40 degrees with 15 mph winds and medium rain. Okay to do it or modify it? Coach mentioned doing 400s but he allows me some leeway to change the workouts if requested.
yes, you can do it, and the modification is to change your target paces due to the wind (and not due to the cold). If you have certain paces that you are trying to achieve in order to get a certain stimulus, you have to account for the wind and adjust your paces to maintain the same purpose of the workout.
Another thing to consider- if you felt it was very important to run fast paces, and you have the flexibility to postpone the workout for a day or 12 hours or something when there will be calm conditions, then you could do that. It doesn't mean you aren't tough, it just means that you are choosing to run in the conditions that are best for your preparation.
But in most cases, you probably should just run in the adverse conditions, and adjust your paces and expectations accordingly. There are calculators online that you can use to estimate the effect of wind.