How much would winds of ~15mph affect a track time trial for 5000m? The direction of the wind would be blowing head on for one of the straightaways, and at back for the other.
How much would winds of ~15mph affect a track time trial for 5000m? The direction of the wind would be blowing head on for one of the straightaways, and at back for the other.
Dirtrunner wrote:
How much would winds of ~15mph affect a track time trial for 5000m? The direction of the wind would be blowing head on for one of the straightaways, and at back for the other.
My experience is 2 seconds per lap.
Sounds about right to me. Maybe 1-3s/lap.
Definitely bring your pace back 2-3 seconds per lap from what you think is ideal pace right from the start. That wind will kill you if you are only 5-6 laps into it and already hurting.
What if I had someone willing to pace me and be Infront? Would that relieve the wind much?