It is snowing at the moment in Hopkinton. The 2018 B.A.A. Boston Marathon is going to be a cold one

the secret life of Arabia wrote:

That may be but the problem is after the race when runners begin shivering and feeling very cold.

This is not a pleasant way to end a marathon.

I remember the cold, wet weather at the end of the 2007 Boston.

Many were shivering waiting in line for their drop bags.

I remember thinking that never again would I run a cold, rainy marathon.

You're pretty convincing. Why am I running this again? Should I change to another marathon? I've got a refundable hotel. I don't need to run into 30mpw winds just to say I ran Boston. I could run something else and get a fast time.

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central_park_laps wrote:

That's a lot of rain in your face or blowing across you, and brutally strong winds you're running into. Glad I'm not doing it this year.

I wish I was not doing it this year.

David Epstein scared me. It's not too late to bail out, right?

Thinking the same wrote:

The Glenn Beck Program is 95% commercials wrote:

I wish I was not doing it this year.

David Epstein scared me. It's not too late to bail out, right?

Where do all you snowflakes live? I ran my qualifier in these exact conditions - 50s, rain and wind the whole time - it was fine. Ya I was chilly AFTER FINISHING, but that’s beside the point. Ask anyone from the last two years if they’d trade days for these forecasted A WEEK OUT conditions..

no reason to not go as it might turn out to only be overcast with light rain off and on.

If the weather turns out to be decent then you'll be kicking yourself for not going.

If their is a cold monsoon rain then you could decide on race morning not to run.

Although if you're there there is almost no way you will decide to not run.

Or I could go to Vegas and put the refunded money on 29 black. We've got 1/35 chance of decent weather now?

I'm not going to go to Boston.

It is partly the weather and partly that I am not in good enough shape.

I do not like losing the entry fee cash but I will save hotel and travel costs.

Boston will have one less guy buying non-discounted stuff at the expo.

I will focus on Pittsburgh which is 3 weeks after Boston.

the secret life of Arabia wrote:

That may be but the problem is after the race when runners begin shivering and feeling very cold.

This is not a pleasant way to end a marathon.

I remember the cold, wet weather at the end of the 2007 Boston.

Many were shivering waiting in line for their drop bags.

I remember thinking that never again would I run a cold, rainy marathon.

2007 was my first Boston. 50 mph winds rattled the old single pane windows in the leaky old hotel I stayed in. Talk was of massive snow in the morning in Hopkinton if the front didn't get through fast enough. With that and a noisy bar across the street one story below I don't think there was an hour of sleep to be had. It sure seemed bleak...

The village was miserable , but I got lucky and found my way into the gym where I was able to change into my dry race clothes I dragged with me (including dry shoes). I strapped plastic bags onto my feet, put on a garbage bag and off I went to the start.

The worst had passed through literally minutes before the start and I really didn't think it was that bad, considering the previous few hours, and I don't like running in the rain. I obsessed over what to wear and luckily got it right for me, I remember it getting colder around the lakes area just past Natick and just after I started to get a little too warm. The rain never seemed too awful but it did drizzle off an on and yea, as you said, the finish area was just miserable.

I was completely trashed, frozen and lost due to the long walk to find the bag claim area. But at he end of the day, it was worth it for my first time and I was glad I didn't bail. If it was my 5th time or something... maybe not so much.

interesting.

I remember the 2007 Boston also.

It rained the first miles and then the rain stopped.

I'm not certain when the rain stopped. I do remember it not being that cold. Many overdressed and

I was one of those. I dumped many layers along the course and ended up with only a tee shirt with sleeves.

Too hot. Too cold. Too windy. Too rainy. Too sunny. Too whiney.