Well, if the question is about breaking the WR, they have more than 4 Americans capable of running sub-4:54, so they can mix it up a little. Also, is it that big of a deal to run two miles 8 days apart?
I don't think that will be fast enough to break the WR.
Crappy weather? A team from the Pacific Northwest is concerned about the potential for crappy weather in Pennsylvania in late-April?
Have you ever been to Penn Relays? It is almost assured to be beautiful.
National Weather Service forecast for Philly this weekend...hardly beautiful for part of the time:
This Afternoon (Friday) Sunny, with a high near 80. East wind around 5 mph. Tonight (Friday night) Increasing clouds, with a low around 56. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Saturday A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Breezy, with a south wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Saturday Night Showers and thunderstorms. Low around 53. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible. Sunday A chance of showers before 8am. Sunny, with a high near 65. West wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Sunday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
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