IN CHICAGO and it's 48 degrees and windy this morning

So someone casually mentions that they should move Chicago back a week, say, and you punch them in the face? Yikes, dude, that is, what, perhaps a slight over-reaction? I hope you don't carry a frikken side arm. You should take up yoga, or get a coffee enema, or whatever it is that people who are dangerously wound up do to relax.

Let see. Next year its on October 12th

2006: 8am: 34.6F 11am: 35.6F (Cold)

2005: 8am: 57.0F 11am: 60.1F

2004: 8am: 51.1F 11am: 55.0F

2003: 8am: 48.9F 11am: 61.0F

2002: 8am: 55.9F 11am: 61.0F

2001: 8am: 54.0F 11am: 55.9F

2000: 8am: 46.9F 11am: 63.0F

1999: 8am: 55.9F 11am: 64.9F

Basically this year was a freak. So Boston had crappy weather, Chicago had crappy weather. Who wants to guess if NY has crappy weather.

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Another wrote:

Basically this year was a freak. So Boston had crappy weather, Chicago had crappy weather. Who wants to guess if NY has crappy weather.

No, they won't have crappy weather......because I won't be there.

Man, I picked to wonderful days to run a Marathon this year. It was quite a contrast, going from almost getting blown over in a freezing porta potty in Hopkington to sweating my balls off last Sunday and acquiring a DNF.

Well Homey, look at it this way. You\'ve been on both extremes and the next one will be just perfect.

At least you were in 2 marathons that will be talked about for years and years. Something to tell your grandchildren about as they sit on your knees.

I would take 48 degrees and wind any day over what we experienced on Sunday! Even if you were prepared, there was a drop in times of roughly 5-10 min..... 10+ min. if you were unprepared. Surely, 48 degrees and wind wouldn't have the same drop in times.

[quote]banners wrote:

For those of you (I have read on some other threads) who even mention the idea of moving the Chicago marathon to a later date, I would probably punch you in the face if we were in person. October in Chicago is LATE ENOUGH. We had some FREAK weather this weekend, but changing the date would ruin the race in the future.[Quote]

This is clearly a proof of Global Cooling. When will you Liberals admit that mankind is to blame for the massive cooling of the World? And especially the affluence of America is to blame and we should all turn over our sovereign rights to Canada? Sheeesh!

I have a Plan...

1: everyone is required to drive a SUV

2: Every house should constantly burn wood or coal in the fireplace

3: we should all buy energy debits from Dick Cheney

Cheers

Third Is A Charm wrote:

Well Homey, look at it this way. You've been on both extremes and the next one will be just perfect.

At least you were in 2 marathons that will be talked about for years and years. Something to tell your grandchildren about as they sit on your knees.

Yea I know, I've gone over the "ones to remember" angle extensively, but I always return quickly to the "What the f" angle.

I'm not going to do a spring marathon, but if Chicago 2008 sucks, you know who to blame!

............ wrote:

Yea I know, I've gone over the "ones to remember" angle extensively, but I always return quickly to the "What the f" angle.

I'm not going to do a spring marathon, but if Chicago 2008 sucks, you know who to blame!

If you want to really work the "ones to remember" angle, you really have to start spreading a snappy name or slogan for this race. Like every runner in Boston knows the "run for the hoses", and that was 30+ years ago.

I'll always remember sitting in that porta potty before Boston. Having left that warm bed and watched the rain beat on the bus going out to Hopkinton

I walked through that quagmire to get there, my feet were muddy and I sat down on that cold seat, the wind is whistling through there and the whole thing was rocking from the wind and I thought "What in the f*** am I doing here".

just wait until the ice caps melt and hundreds of millions of people die.

Tutankhamen wrote:

just wait until the ice caps melt and hundreds of millions of people die.

This thread is about running. Take your climate arguments else ware bonehead.

I also ran Boston and Chicago this year. I thought it was all my fault.

What is wrong with 48 and breezy? Okay, if you're top 100 and run alone for much of the race, breezy is not good. But if you're slower than that, there are plenty of people to run behind in marathons of this size.

For what it's worth, the Boston N'Oreaster was nothing compared to the heat at Chicago.