Ran 17:51 in 100% humidity and 75F (it was the morning so not super hot). The course was mostly in the sun, mostly grass XC. How low do you think I could drop my time in ideal weather, on a track or fast XC course?
Ran 17:51 in 100% humidity and 75F (it was the morning so not super hot). The course was mostly in the sun, mostly grass XC. How low do you think I could drop my time in ideal weather, on a track or fast XC course?
A good amount, I ran a mile time trial in 98% and dropped out at the 1k. Humidity is no joke
17:22
Nutsack McGee wrote:
17:22
Probably a good estimate
hsrunner11111111 wrote:
A good amount, I ran a mile time trial in 98% and dropped out at the 1k. Humidity is no joke
Yeah that last .25 or so for me was absolutely miserable, thought I was gonna throw up before the finish
It's probably worth 20-25 seconds on a fast course. Maybe 30+ on a track.
There's one 5k XC race near me that is run in 90 degrees and 90%+ humidity every year. One year I ran 16:04 on it and felt I was in 15:20 shape or better on the track in good conditions.
my head was going to explode wrote:
There's one 5k XC race near me that is run in 90 degrees and 90%+ humidity every year.
Nope. You don't know what you are talking about.
If you reply to that other poster, they will nitpick your claim about the temperature and humidity in an attempt to gain attention by demonstrating that they have knowledge in a field which most other posters are understandably inexperienced. Let's not get into the weeds about it.
Nutsack McGee wrote:
If you reply to that other poster, they will nitpick your claim about the temperature and humidity in an attempt to gain attention by demonstrating that they have knowledge in a field which most other posters are understandably inexperienced. Let's not get into the weeds about it.
Nothing "in the weeds" about educating people on science. Many years ago I posted something ignorant about humidity and temperature and somebody tore me a new @sshole explaining dew points, and for that I am eternally grateful. Also, "nitpicking" would be saying it was actually 89 degrees instead of 90. Claiming it was 90F and 90% humidity is criminally ignorant!
Eh. I (and probably most other people) understand that the original post meant, "It is always very humid." The nitpick would obviously be that the original post was exaggerating when claiming 90 % RH.
I saw someone today claim that 90 F and 90 % RH is impossible. That's not true. I was running yesterday when it was 90 F and 100 % RH (yes, it was raining). Usually when I see some poster trying to demonstrate how smart they are for whatever reason, the explanations are so half-@ssed and/or simplistic that they lead to more misunderstanding than education.
17:22 worst case. 17:06 best case. All depends on how badly humidity impacts you.
Look at this article on temperature plus dew point for scaling your running pace in humid environments.
https://maximumperformancerunning.blogspot.com/2013/07/temperature-dew-point.html
Nutsack McGee wrote:
Eh. I (and probably most other people) understand that the original post meant, "It is always very humid." The nitpick would obviously be that the original post was exaggerating when claiming 90 % RH.
I saw someone today claim that 90 F and 90 % RH is impossible. That's not true. I was running yesterday when it was 90 F and 100 % RH (yes, it was raining). Usually when I see some poster trying to demonstrate how smart they are for whatever reason, the explanations are so half-@ssed and/or simplistic that they lead to more misunderstanding than education.
You are now showing that you are trolling or ignorant.
I said 90 degrees and 90% humidity but that was lazy of me. All I can tell you is the heat index is always over 100 degrees. Idk what the dew point is. I'll check this year