How much does the cold weather (30-40°) affect you in races from 800-3k? I feel like for a longer race like 10k-marathon it’s not the worst thing but for shorter races it’s way more of an issue. Or just in general, is racing in freezing weather detrimental to running fast times?
30-40 isn't cold. That barely adds any time for me, maybe a couple seconds a mile. Cold becomes a problem below 30.
Personally I run better when it's 40-50°F. The first 400m-800m is kind of weird so I think for an 800m it might not help much, but for 1500m it helps me a bit and for anything between 3k and 21k it helps me a lot.
It seems like the problem with cold for short distances less than 800m is that you have to speed up faster so you're more likely to pull a muscle in the cold, but in longer races since you're not really sprinting immediately it's safer. As long as you warm up properly it shouldn't be too much of a problem.
Also, the clothes you wear in the cold can also affect your race, like if you wear sweatpants your time will obviously be a bit different than if you wore shorts. Where I live people usually race in long sleeves if it's under 50°F but most will still wear shorts unless it's below freezing (the climate here is a bit colder than in other places though so we might just be more used to it).
Cold weather racing for me is anything under 55F.
Cold weather running is anything under 40F.
weak.
chilly weather running is <35
cold weather running is <25 (alternatively sleet running at <35)
warm weather running is >80
hot weather running is >90 (alternatively 100% humidity running at >80)
if you are running and say the weather is "cold" and you don't have two pairs of tights on and your face is falling off then you are just a hobby jogger
Kvothe wrote:
30-40 isn't cold. That barely adds any time for me, maybe a couple seconds a mile. Cold becomes a problem below 30.
yes yes yes 100% true. Especially from 10-15'F and yours truly decided to sign up and do a 26.2.
:)
jecht wrote:
Kvothe wrote:
30-40 isn't cold. That barely adds any time for me, maybe a couple seconds a mile. Cold becomes a problem below 30.
yes yes yes 100% true. Especially from 10-15'F and yours truly decided to sign up and do a 26.2.
:)
A marathon in those temps? If you've done long runs in similar conditions and have experience layering for that, you'll prob be ok, but I bet it adds several mins to a time over say 50 degrees or even 30s. I'd consider a may or june half or full after this one. Good luck.