There is no such thing as bad weather, just soft people.
I ran Boston 2018. It was epic. Loved it. But my time sucked and I was in the best fitness of my life.
I think it's fun to run in challenging conditions. But time qualifying events don't care what the weather was. They care about time.
Anyway just looking to maximize my performance in what looks like very bad performance conditions.
I ran a loop marathon in a Noreaster with similar conditions, and came away with a nice PR.
Key things that helped:
-Pack up into the headwind. This is a huge savings vs. running by yourself; absolutely don't let that happen if the winds are bad.
-Hold race effort, not pace. That can mean big pace variations, but that's fine if the effort's consistent. I think I averaged something like 6:00 for the first 10 miles and 5:20 for the 2nd 10.
There is no such thing as bad weather, just soft people.
I ran Boston 2018. It was epic. Loved it. But my time sucked and I was in the best fitness of my life.
I think it's fun to run in challenging conditions. But time qualifying events don't care what the weather was. They care about time.
Anyway just looking to maximize my performance in what looks like very bad performance conditions.
Last sentence is key. Don't worry about any other babies looking to stay in their cribs instead of marching to the start line. Get out there and earn the marathon glory you deserve by owning the course and the weather!
Preposterous indeed. But lightning and trees falling over can make legal counsel nervous.
You keep using this word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
Sorry, not sorry,...couldn't and wouldn't resist. But yeah, the weather sounds like it's going to be a major monkey wrench in race plans people may have. Frame your mind that if it's that windy it is NOT going to be a "chase a PR" day. Do like so many had to do in 2018 Boston and focus on *running a marathon*, with all the trials and obstacles it presents along the way.
I pay attention to heart rate when conditions are like they're suppose to me for Monumental. It can be challenging to gauge just how hard you're working when there are multiple issues at play during an extended effort, and HR is a good indicator for me of exactly how hard I'm working.
Calm down. I'm a meteorologist and will be racing Monumental. Peak wind speed occurs during the afternoon hours, as the atmosphere is more stable in the morning. Wind will be sustained at 10 mph gusting to 20 during the race. Since the course is almost all north-south, you'll have a tailwind for the first half and a headwind coming back, which will help evaporative cooling. No storms until later in the day Saturday. Temperature will be fine. You'll do great.
Do take note, OP. Ineos consulted meteorologists prior to 1:59 for a reason. If there ain't no thunderboomers rolling in from the west or the temps don't skyrocket beyond expectations, you'll be ok.
Side note on one of my marathons affected by the weather: Boston 2018 wasn't easy, but one of the hardest parts might've been listening to people complaining about the weather on the bus ride out to Hopkinton.
I ran Boston 2018. It was epic. Loved it. But my time sucked and I was in the best fitness of my life.
I think it's fun to run in challenging conditions. But time qualifying events don't care what the weather was. They care about time.
Anyway just looking to maximize my performance in what looks like very bad performance conditions.
I ran a loop marathon in a Noreaster with similar conditions, and came away with a nice PR.
Key things that helped:
-Pack up into the headwind. This is a huge savings vs. running by yourself; absolutely don't let that happen if the winds are bad.
-Hold race effort, not pace. That can mean big pace variations, but that's fine if the effort's consistent. I think I averaged something like 6:00 for the first 10 miles and 5:20 for the 2nd 10.
Thanks for this. This is my plan going in and really cool to hear you got a PR with this approach. Sounds like your headwind was in the beginning, though. I wonder what kind of a difference that makes.
Anyways, I'm planning on running fast and relaxed and getting to the halfway point possibly quicker than I normally would, but the priority is to be feeling really good there.
For the second half, I think I'll be flipping the watch screen so I get no feedback Seeing pace drop can be demoralizing, I don't want those numbers. Then I'll just focus on running people down and getting enough calories and liquid into me.
Calm down. I'm a meteorologist and will be racing Monumental. Peak wind speed occurs during the afternoon hours, as the atmosphere is more stable in the morning. Wind will be sustained at 10 mph gusting to 20 during the race. Since the course is almost all north-south, you'll have a tailwind for the first half and a headwind coming back, which will help evaporative cooling. No storms until later in the day Saturday. Temperature will be fine. You'll do great.
^^Classic overconfident weatherman. Report back after the race
Calm down. I'm a meteorologist and will be racing Monumental. Peak wind speed occurs during the afternoon hours, as the atmosphere is more stable in the morning. Wind will be sustained at 10 mph gusting to 20 during the race. Since the course is almost all north-south, you'll have a tailwind for the first half and a headwind coming back, which will help evaporative cooling. No storms until later in the day Saturday. Temperature will be fine. You'll do great.
If I recall, a good part of the return trip is fairly protected from the wind... all except for Meridian
Calm down. I'm a meteorologist and will be racing Monumental. Peak wind speed occurs during the afternoon hours, as the atmosphere is more stable in the morning. Wind will be sustained at 10 mph gusting to 20 during the race. Since the course is almost all north-south, you'll have a tailwind for the first half and a headwind coming back, which will help evaporative cooling. No storms until later in the day Saturday. Temperature will be fine. You'll do great.
^^Classic overconfident weatherman. Report back after the race
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