sub sub elite local hobby jogger wrote:
Not really sure what the OP is going on about. The weather looks far from worst case scenario. Temps should be in the 50s with cloudy conditions and relatively low humidity for the Midwest. Yea, there will be wind but it will from the WNW shifting to from the north throughout the day. Guess what, from miles 8 thru 13 and 15.5 thru 23 that wind will mostly be at your back. Yea, those last couple miles up Michigan Ave could be rough into the wind, but my recommendation is to hold back the effort until you make that last turn north and let the tailwind do some work for you before then.
For the plodders in Waves 2 and 3 that might take 5-6 hours to finish this thing, yea, they could run into trouble with higher temps and increasing wind. But the faster Wave 1 runners should be fine if they don't blow their load in the first 15 miles.
What are the normal cutoffs for Wave 1 and 2, or does it depend on # of participants and it changes each year? I'd think anything sub-3:30 would be in Wave 1, at least.