Has CIM said anything? It's not just a matter of rain stopping the fires shortly before the race. CIM needs police and other resources, and with all the problems CIM might be told some number of days out that those resources just aren't available.
Has CIM said anything? It's not just a matter of rain stopping the fires shortly before the race. CIM needs police and other resources, and with all the problems CIM might be told some number of days out that those resources just aren't available.
OP - is your concern that race will be canceled or compromised due to poor air on race day (Dec 2nd), or that your training cycle has been derailed over the past week?
There is a solid week of at least the chance for rain starting early next week. I'm not sure how much rain it takes to completely extinguish a fire of that magnitude, but it will certainly clear out the air, and should at worst stop the advance of the fires.
If you're training has gone well up to this point, I would stick to the plan. Sure it doesn't hurt to have a back up race, but why not just put one last hard MP effort in as soon the air improves (possibly as early as this weekend), then perhaps shorten your taper just a bit since you have most likely had a down week this week.
Good luck!
Miami or Charleston in January
Wonderin' wrote:
Has CIM said anything? It's not just a matter of rain stopping the fires shortly before the race. CIM needs police and other resources, and with all the problems CIM might be told some number of days out that those resources just aren't available.
The area that is burning is around 100 miles north of sacramento. The fire is not drawing resources that CIM would need from Sacramento.
Napa Valley
from someone who lives in the general area and is also running CIM, i am quite sure it will all be cleared up by then. the fact that we're on day 5 of poor air quality from a fire hundreds of miles away is already quite extended. (last fall's napa fires only resulted in ~3 days of poor air quality at locations a stone's throw from napa.) as other people have said, we really can't predict, but i am confident it will still happen. check back in in 2 weeks.
Gas mask wrote:
I've been training for 12 weeks for hopefully what will be my first sub 2:30 marathon. With the air quality completely trash with this huge fire, does anyone have a suggestion for another fast marathon within the same time frame? Please help!
If you want something the same weekend and don't mind running solo- St. Jude Memphis. It's a pretty fast course.
Another vote for Tucson....
Fukuoka?
nothing replaces come in mouth!
There is probably a higher chance of your CIM race being ruined by heavy winds and rain than of this current smoke staying until then. I would give the former a 5% chance and the latter a 1% chance.
Training has gone extremely well. I don't want to jinx myself, but I feel really optimistic about 2:25. I'm more worried about air quality on race day. Even with fires out, that junk lingers in the air for awhile, I'm betting. I live and train in AZ, and I definitely wouldn't even consider myself as any semblance of being sub-elite. I've actually now registered for Tucson, just in case. Thanks to you all for your replies. Much appreciated!
not just California now, the smoke is making it's way across entire USA
https://rapidrefresh.noaa.gov/hrrr/HRRRsmoke/for_web/hrrr_smoke/2018111200/full/trc1_int_f04.png
Run Jacksonville. I live here and work for the company that puts it on. Im biased in that regard but its absurdly flat fast and shaded with no hairpins, very few hard turns, and finishes on a track. A ton of OQT have been run on it.
OP - air quality is supposed to start clearing up this Saturday in the area. The race will be fine.
Who needs to be labeled "sub-elite?" Just enter the damn thing and run. Sometimes runners are idiots. If you're tough enough to be a "sub elite" you ought to be tough enough to run a race without sitting in a hospitality tent beforehand.
HOUUUSTON wrote:
Houston great race- but the support for sub-elite athletes is full currently and ELITES are "invite only ". They make NO exceptions unless you are very very very elite. I've done the race a couple of times and got in no problem early on as a sub elite A buddy of mine tried switching in with 2 months out and they denied him (218/64 guy)
I'm sure the race is full. Sub-elite would be a path to getting an entry. But maybe 230 would be good enough for a general entry when the race is full.
not about being labeled sub-elite, don't want to pay 175 bucks BRO
Sub-elite has been wrote:
Who needs to be labeled "sub-elite?" Just enter the damn thing and run.
Sometimes runners are idiots. If you're tough enough to be a "sub elite" you ought to be tough enough to run a race without sitting in a hospitality tent beforehand.
HOUUUSTON wrote:
Houston great race- but the support for sub-elite athletes is full currently and ELITES are "invite only ". They make NO exceptions unless you are very very very elite. I've done the race a couple of times and got in no problem early on as a sub elite A buddy of mine tried switching in with 2 months out and they denied him (218/64 guy)
I mean this is right you could just register for the marathon. I don't think it's full yet. It does feel weird that Houston wouldn't let a 64/218 guy in. If you run 218 there you're in the top-10.