Just got back from a 5 mile run. It was 7 degrees, wind chill was -9. I skipped the morning run sponsored by our local running club since it was 2 degrees with -13 wind chill this morning.
Not gonna lie: it was cold heading west into the wind. Should have worn an extra sock.
6’3” 205.
Give me the cold.
80 degrees. I live in Alaska, and 15 degrees is nice and comfortable with appropriate clothing. Cold is not something that makes it harder for me to get out the door until it hits 0 F or so, and then half of it would be because of the slower glide of my skis. But I love the few summer days that hit 80+ here. I also love running in Hawaii or California. Even if coming straight from Alaska in the winter, I enjoy and run well in 80-90+ degree temperatures. I'd be happy to race when it's hot too, assuming that it's for place rather than best time, as is true for most of my races anyway (trails).
lollerama wrote:
waltertompatton wrote:
30-45 is generally considered the best to race a marathon in.
50-52 is actually what is considered ideal.
The upper end of your numbers (45) wouldn't be considered terrible by anyone, but 30 is absolutely not considered by anyone to be the "best" to race a marathon in.
Not everyone lives in the same part of the country. 30 for a marathoner who lives in MN or Wisconsin would be golden, but they would probably see 50-52 as hot and start to feel it around mile 16-17. Take a marathoner from FL or Loisinana and they would love 50-52, but it would take them forever to warm up if it was 30.
80 degrees Centigrade would kill you. 60C is around the temperature where your body fat turns to liquid. That's the secret of the "boiling alive" torture/execution method.
Work out in 80, race in 15
NOP Skeptic wrote:
lollerama wrote:
50-52 is actually what is considered ideal.
The upper end of your numbers (45) wouldn't be considered terrible by anyone, but 30 is absolutely not considered by anyone to be the "best" to race a marathon in.
Not everyone lives in the same part of the country. 30 for a marathoner who lives in MN or Wisconsin would be golden, but they would probably see 50-52 as hot and start to feel it around mile 16-17. Take a marathoner from FL or Loisinana and they would love 50-52, but it would take them forever to warm up if it was 30.
Don't worry about walttompat. He thinks he knows everything when in fact most things he says are carp. The other day he suggested that taking a BM is a sign of overtraining.
Better comparison would be 15 vs 97
Neither of those temps are very extreme. I would take 26 solely to wear less gear. I enjoy running in extreme heat though. For my area that would be about 85-90 which is not very common. Obviously you can't run hard at those temps but I enjoy the feeling of getting hot and sweating a bunch. I've visited the south though and I wouldn't be able to run on their kind of hot days. Running in extreme cold isn't as bad as people make it out to be but it's a hassle to get bundled up. Also, you should pick a smart route because if you have to stop and walk for whatever reason then you could be in trouble if you aren't close to warmth because your phone usually freezes and dies. I love running during calm snowstorms though. The kind where it's not that cold or windy and there is a bunch of nice fresh snow falling in massive flakes. It feels peaceful.
NOP Skeptic wrote:
Not everyone lives in the same part of the country. 30 for a marathoner who lives in MN or Wisconsin would be golden, but they would probably see 50-52 as hot and start to feel it around mile 16-17. Take a marathoner from FL or Loisinana and they would love 50-52, but it would take them forever to warm up if it was 30.
I don't know about that. I live in Manitoba, directly north of MN and 30F is not bad but no one considers it to be ideal. 50 is still about perfect, as the other guy said. I ran a half at 32 last October and it was nice but my arms were a bit chilly. Our winters may be cold but we still like the sun just as much as the next guy.
For the first 10 minutes of a run, 80 is better than 15. After that 80 means uncomfortable, overheating, sweating, thirsty, and tempo pace feels like a race.
15 sucks to start, but then you get moving. Usually partway into a run I can even start to peel off layers to find the perfect temperature.
I’ve raced a 5k in a singlet & short shorts below freezing. Throw on some clothing and 15 degrees will feel fine.
80 degrees really isn’t extreme and is an easy choice over 15 degrees. But all the people acting like running in 15 is undoable are extremely soft. Every guy I ran with in high school or college did many runs in 15 degree or under weather. We sometimes ran in sub-zero weather. Nobody lost any fingers or lungs. You just put on an extra layer or 2 and run. I’d take 15 degrees over 90 degrees, easily.
It depends for me 80 and dry isn’t that bad but humidity makes it so much worse. As anyone who ran griak this past season would know 96 with a heat index of 105. But also 15 isn’t necessarily that cold for me because I come from a colder place. I’d honestly probably choose the cold because who doesn’t like to get decked out in tights and cold weather running gear