Why not just have it in Terre Haute where the NCAA's are?
http://www.gosycamores.com/fls/15200//statistics/08-xc/All%20Course%20Maps.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=15200
They never have much snow this time of the year.
Why not just have it in Terre Haute where the NCAA's are?
http://www.gosycamores.com/fls/15200//statistics/08-xc/All%20Course%20Maps.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=15200
They never have much snow this time of the year.
I live close to Rochester now, highs are in the upper 20s today and there is a snow underfoot with skiffs of ice ie icy patches under foot, FYI! It does not deter me from running out of doors up to 60 miles a week.
True cross country is often about the elements and the true grit it takes to prevail in them.
The colder, the muddier, the snowier the.....fill in the blank... the greater the challenge.
I think these teams listed on USATF are up to such a challenge!
Thanks for your vote of encouragement....I'll let you know! ;)
Will,
I read your prediction on
for Team Nebraska to get 7th place. I hope the boys run well. I hope you have a good race in the master's division as well!
PTB2
Sarah wrote:
I live close to Rochester now, highs are in the upper 20s today and there is a snow underfoot with skiffs of ice ie icy patches under foot, FYI! It does not deter me from running out of doors up to 60 miles a week.
True cross country is often about the elements and the true grit it takes to prevail in them.
The colder, the muddier, the snowier the.....fill in the blank... the greater the challenge.
I think these teams listed on USATF are up to such a challenge!
Challenging, yes, especially the last sentence. Do the airlines charge extra if you check your snow machine? ;-)
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
329 PM PST THU DEC 11 2008
...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SPREAD SNOW OVER THE REGION ON
FRIDAY...FOLLOWED BY AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA
ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED
TO SET UP NORTH OF SPOKANE FRIDAY NIGHT WHERE THE HEAVIEST
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. WITH THE INITIAL STORM THE BEST ACCUMULATING
SNOW POTENTIAL WILL BE OVER THE MOUNTAINS...NORTHERN WASHINGTON AND
IDAHO VALLEYS...AND NEAR THE CASCADES ESPECIALLY ABOVE 1500 FEET. THEN
FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY THE ARCTIC FRONT PASSAGE WILL
PROMOTE LOCAL BANDS OF HEAVIER AND DRIER SNOWFALL RESULTING IN A
LARGE RANGE OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. GUSTY WINDS WITH THE ARCTIC
FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL ALSO CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW SATURDAY
NIGHT INTO SUNDAY WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FOR SOME
AREAS EXPOSED TO A NORTHEAST WIND.
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COEUR D`ALENE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR D`ALENE...POST FALLS...
HAYDEN...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR...
COULEE CITY...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD
329 PM PST THU DEC 11 2008
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST
SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST
SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 11 INCHES ARE
LIKELY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT FRIDAY INTO
SATURDAY MORNING TIME FRAME. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED
GENERALLY ABOVE 2000 FEET. IN ADDITION...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL
BECOME GUSTY LATE SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AND PRODUCE WIDESPREAD
BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. PRECIPITATION WILL START OFF AS
SNOW FRIDAY AFTERNOON...POSSIBLY MIXING WITH OR CHANGING TO RAIN
IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AS A SECOND
AREA OF PRECIPITATION MOVES IN OVERNIGHT FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY...SNOWFALL
WILL INCREASE AND POSSIBLY BECOME HEAVY WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1
TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE SATURDAY MORNING.
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
Sounds like us big dudes are going to a new meaning to the term "displacement".
THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
This is the point. And even if we as runners are pigheaded enough to fight our way to the race site, what guarantee is there that enough volunteers are going to do the same to make the races work?
I can see a non-trivial possibility that the race will be called off on safety grounds. It happened to Western States.
http://www.spokesmanreview.com/breaking/story.asp?ID=18177
"meteorological bomb"
Sounds like you guys should pack your snowshoes.
Can we run this race on the treadmill instead???
Michael Gerber...
Will it be two in a row?
Stay tuned...
Anybody reading this in Spokane? How's the weather there right now?
Sev rox wrote:
This is a TEAM event, with team Only money. The winning individual is not important.
Yes, I'm sure the people who have a chance to win outright feel the same way...not.
The first wave of snow just hit Spokane, but the worst isn't supposed to be here until early Saturday morning.
Oh baby, this is the first wave all right. It is coming down hard right now. Since this is coming in harder than expected for Friday afternoon, I wonder if Saturday morning is going to be blizzard like.
The precipitation right now is supposed to be rain. The air temperature is sitting right at 32, but the wind chill reads 25, so from here on out it will all be snow.
Let the racing begin . . .
Some OTC people are not showing up due to inclement weather. For one, Will Leer will not be there. I have heard rumors others would not be as well. That would suck, but open things up for other teams I guess?
Well, we're staying at the same hotel as OTC and the front desk just got a call from them saying that their flights out of Eugene were cancelled, so they cancelled their rooms as well. And its snowing like a mother now.
Bauhs is fearing Brian Sell, according to his blog! Sweet race will unfold in the snow... watch for a surprise harrier!
I hope that you are wrong and OTC is not pussying out. It is only about an 8 hour drive. Please do not use the flight excuse.
I coach a guy who is stuck on the pass (via tacoma) and has been so since 1 p.m. Many roads are closed or closing and driving to Spokane is not a good gig right now. Very icy-greasy stuff, black ice, treacherous, might even be hard to walk around in at some point.
If it's too bad to fly, then it's probably too bad to drive eight hours. If the weather is as bad as everyone says it is, I do not blame any teams for not showing up. I sure wouldn't call OTC pussies if they don't drive through a blizzard from some xc meet.