It does (mostly) avoid the brick streets, and allows spectators to see numerous places (although the underpasses of the expressway where you can cut back and forth are probably going to be crowded, if they even let people in there at all). It also does have a bit of shade for some stretches. But overall, yeah it’s not that great of a course.
It does (mostly) avoid the brick streets, and allows spectators to see numerous places (although the underpasses of the expressway where you can cut back and forth are probably going to be crowded, if they even let people in there at all). It also does have a bit of shade for some stretches. But overall, yeah it’s not that great of a course.
They’ll need that shade since it will be 80 by noon. At least the dewpoint will be in the 50’s. The shade will make the course much more bearable. I would have taken it north or south through conway. Running along south street will guarantee no crowd support.
It does (mostly) avoid the brick streets, and allows spectators to see numerous places (although the underpasses of the expressway where you can cut back and forth are probably going to be crowded, if they even let people in there at all). It also does have a bit of shade for some stretches. But overall, yeah it’s not that great of a course.
They’ll need that shade since it will be 80 by noon. At least the dewpoint will be in the 50’s. The shade will make the course much more bearable. I would have taken it north or south through conway. Running along south street will guarantee no crowd support.
Can you explain the last sentence for people not from the area?
So much whining and complaining. Oh no it's at noon! Oh no it's not a perfect course!
This is why our Marathoners suck at Olympics...they race in perfect conditions and courses and are totally unprepared for a hot race on a less than ideal course. Most Olympic marathons have a ton of turns and are hot as sh*t.
It does (mostly) avoid the brick streets, and allows spectators to see numerous places (although the underpasses of the expressway where you can cut back and forth are probably going to be crowded, if they even let people in there at all). It also does have a bit of shade for some stretches. But overall, yeah it’s not that great of a course.
They’ll need that shade since it will be 80 by noon. At least the dewpoint will be in the 50’s. The shade will make the course much more bearable. I would have taken it north or south through conway. Running along south street will guarantee no crowd support.
More likely mid 70s. Still not fun to race a marathon, but ya, any shade will help tremendously.
They’ll need that shade since it will be 80 by noon. At least the dewpoint will be in the 50’s. The shade will make the course much more bearable. I would have taken it north or south through conway. Running along south street will guarantee no crowd support.
More likely mid 70s. Still not fun to race a marathon, but ya, any shade will help tremendously.
Go back to Tampa or whatever. Orlando is a heat island (duh) and I will bet it will be 80 and not 75 at the start. Even when going for a morning run, the temp will rise 10 degrees the first hour after sunrise and 5 degrees thereafter until 10a. But again, the dewpoint will be manageable. As long as it’s shaded, they’ll be fine.
They’ll need that shade since it will be 80 by noon. At least the dewpoint will be in the 50’s. The shade will make the course much more bearable. I would have taken it north or south through conway. Running along south street will guarantee no crowd support.
Can you explain the last sentence for people not from the area?
It’s a surface road (back way) to get across downtown orlando. No parking. No commerce. No residential housing really. Around the bumby area it will be sorta ok. I’m guessing 15’ incline up and down on the out and back. 2 slight rollers.
It will not be that hot. High temps don't happen until 3 or 4 that time of year. You're claiming you're from Orlando but don't know this. I will take your bet and double down that it won't be nowhere near 80. Especially when the average high is 74.
Would this course be runnable the next day, for a normal run.
Without an accompanying people's marathon I was thinking of skipping even going to watch, but I was thinking of running the course the next day as an alternative. Is that possible, safely.
So much whining and complaining. Oh no it's at noon! Oh no it's not a perfect course!
This is why our Marathoners suck at Olympics...they race in perfect conditions and courses and are totally unprepared for a hot race on a less than ideal course. Most Olympic marathons have a ton of turns and are hot as sh*t.
US marathoners do not have times that are comparable to the best marathoners in the world. If anything, they do better at the Olympics than their times would indicate.
Also born in Orlando, though I haven’t lived there in a long time.
it would be great if they could do it through Disney, I think that would be great for general interest and views but I don’t know if there would be a dispute with Disney/ESPN vs NBC
Absolute temperatures in Central Florida don't really mean anything. It's never been 100 degrees (ever) in Tampa, but this time of year 88 routinely feels like 115. High 70s can be very bad, high 80s are always bad, and once it's in the low 90s, just stay inside.
Orlando is nicer than Tampa in February, but it can still be pretty awful. If you've ever run the Disney Marathon or Gasparilla Road Race, you know that it can get pretty miserable. If the temperature when the gun goes off is in the low 80s, it is going to be very, very miserable for the competitors, especially if they have not acclimated to humidity.
If it's 73 that day (which I guess is the average high), it will be uncomfortable but not too bad. But I'd guess there's a 40% chance it's pretty bad and maybe a 15% chance it's really bad.
But I guess thank God it's Orlando. Doing a noon race on any day of the year in Tampa or Miami would be a total nonstarter.
So much whining and complaining. Oh no it's at noon! Oh no it's not a perfect course!
This is why our Marathoners suck at Olympics...they race in perfect conditions and courses and are totally unprepared for a hot race on a less than ideal course. Most Olympic marathons have a ton of turns and are hot as sh*t.
I think our marathoners overperform in the Olympics.
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