Dubai weather TOO HOT

It starts at 7 local, when the sun's only just rising. I walked to work this morning at 9.15 local and it was still cool.

If Bekele doesn't WR, it won't be because it's too hot.

More in the knower wrote:

It starts at 7 local, when the sun's only just rising. I walked to work this morning at 9.15 local and it was still cool.

If Bekele doesn't WR, it won't be because it's too hot.

While your anecdotal evidence is cute, the forecast is indeed that the temps will be 59 at the start and 63 at the finish.

I would not bet on a WR under any conditions, but that is definitely warm for a marathon WR attempt.

In the knower wrote:

Bekele has a tendency to overheat in warm weather so I am calling a DNF.

Other than Mombassa name one other time he has overheated.

I don't think many of us are predicting a WR. Anything in the 204s would be a nice performance for Kenny B.

Look up recent Dubai weather, I think it was 70+ F one year when they had a few 2:04's. 50's F should be fine

HardLoper wrote:

Look up recent Dubai weather, I think it was 70+ F one year when they had a few 2:04's. 50's F should be fine

50s would be fine, but 59-63 is not what I consider 50s, moron.

More in the knower wrote:

HardLoper wrote:

Look up recent Dubai weather, I think it was 70+ F one year when they had a few 2:04's. 50's F should be fine

50s would be fine, but 59-63 is not what I consider 50s, moron.

Great, but it will be 50's F from 7-10 AM during the race.

More in the knower wrote:

50s would be fine, but 59-63 is not what I consider 50s, moron.

You know nothing idiot.

Currently 54 degrees

and 82% humidity. ???

jjjjj wrote:

and 82% humidity. ???

Irrelevant. The dew point at 54/84% will be well under 50.

For the empteenth time temperature at 7am is quite a bit different than the same temp at midday with the Sun directly overhead.

The weather will be just fine.

In the knower wrote:

Weather forcast between 59 and 61 degrees. No WR was ever run in these conditions.

Bekele has a tendency to overheat in warm weather so I am calling a DNF.

LOL!

Anecdotal evidence....?

I live here dude.

Don't sweat it, man. He's just another letsrun armchair quarterback that thinks he knows more than the rest. Just let it go. Thanks for the weather report.

In the knower wrote:

Weather forcast between 59 and 61 degrees. No WR was ever run in these conditions.

Bekele has a tendency to overheat in warm weather so I am calling a DNF.

CALLED IT

In the knower wrote:

In the knower wrote:

Weather forcast between 59 and 61 degrees. No WR was ever run in these conditions.

Bekele has a tendency to overheat in warm weather so I am calling a DNF.

CALLED IT

And you know it's because of the heat, how ?

In the knower wrote:

In the knower wrote:

Weather forcast between 59 and 61 degrees. No WR was ever run in these conditions.

Bekele has a tendency to overheat in warm weather so I am calling a DNF.

CALLED IT

Achilles.

Achilles Dude wrote:

In the knower wrote:

CALLED IT

Achilles.

His Achilles couldn't take the heat?

Achilles Dude wrote:

In the knower wrote:

CALLED IT

Achilles.

Talk is cheap. Coming up with excuses after a race is always easy. "Missed two weeks of training in December". Yeah, right? Why did he line up in Dubai then?

This is an overheat issue and Renato should have known.