Looking to be damn near perfect weather for Boston. Only one to blame for a bad race is yourself.

Oh, I can find a LOT of excuses outside of the weather...

I just had a bad half marathon- I'm talking 20 minutes too slow bad. Perfect weather, perfect course, my training went well. It just wasn't my day.

I can find my own reasons- travel, pre-race diet- what I did and/or didn't eat.

But the bottom line is that it wasn't meant to be.

Monday- some people will have good days, great days and bad days. Some will DNF.

That's racing.

Weather looks a bit warm for fastest times. Probably a slightly below average year in low 60s with decent humidity and tailwind. Lots of people are going to blow up but not as bad as some years.

Perfect for spectators. About 15 degrees too warm for runners.

Way too hot for me. I preferred the rain and cold last year.

Wow. You really mix in a lot there.

1. Does the forecast ever change between Thursday and Monday for Boston? Is that change ever substantial?

2. "Pretty good" weather is far from "damn near perfect." A marathon in 45 degree weather and a marathon in 60 degree weather are not the same.

3. That said, should someone come up with a parade of excuses? No, but you're trying to throw a lot at the wall beyond that point.

OP clearly lacks imagination.

Seriously though, racing would be way less fun and interesting if the weather was the sole barrier to a perfect race. Having a lot of factors outside of your control is...kind of the point.

Ohio runner here originally wanting to go for sub 2:40. Are you guys still going for times or dialing it back a little? 60s is definitely warm but not too hot.

Stop looking at apple weather. 50’s with dp in the 40’s and falling slightly as day progresses. See. People already making excuses. 15 degrees too warm? So you want it 38-42 at the start?

Since you keep prattling on about excuses, how about this?

What’s your PR? What is your training been like in this cycle? What’s your goal time? How can we verify these things?

You’re all about accountability.

WAIT TIL I GET MY FUELING RIGHT

Massive tailwind, but will be countered by massive excuses from those going out at way too fast "goal pace" and complaining after they blow up.

2:48 high. Great. 2:58. Don’t be creepy.

I need it. After my injury in January my longest run is 14 miles. I got up to 16 before the injury and was in good shape (for me).

The weather looks great to me as I’m running in dew points in the mid to high 60s right now. 40 dew point is a dream and a little tailwind will be much appreciated.

Original goal was sub 3:05, now hoping I can hang on for 3:15 (I’m old).

My last New York City Marathon time qualifier was run in the 30s. I’m looking at Weather Channel. Most runners will be running their races in the 60s.

Btw, nobody gives a rat’s ass about anybody else’s time but their own.

No argument here. If you were to bet that everyone who claims a marathon on Strava will run slower than that pace, you’d win 95% of the time.

Well.. I think it will be better weather on Monday than my only Boston Marathon in 2018.

Hopefully that cloud cover they're forecasting for Sunday sticks around for Monday too. Considering the race is run in the middle of the day and there's very little shade on course, it can get toasty with a tailwind and direct sun.

That day was its own special kind of fun, though.