Snowflakes win again? DI Northeast regional XC championships is changed to road race because it snowed

Democrats lose again!!!!

Hounddogharrier wrote:

Weather tomorrow in Buffalo is 35 and sunny . I’m going to be running the original course on my own . I’ll be 70 next July but I come from harder stock than the marshmallows we call D1 athletes these days .

Okay boomer.

rojo wrote:

Redd wrote:

I live in Buffalo, the issue is the snow is cleared but the ground below was still wet. With the freezing temperatures the ground turned into a jagged and icy mess with the footprints freezing. The reason it isn't safe is because of the quick onset of freezing temperatures that will make footing unsafe and dangerous on race day. These are the same conditions throughout the entire northeast with this cold snap. Freak storm leads to a freak outcome no matter where the race would have been held.

That's why I asked for a report from boots on the ground in Buffalo. If the course is like an ice rink - running on snow is not a problem - running on hard ice is next to impossible - then it was the right call.

Let's see how many of the top guys are wearing vaporflys.

+1

Mansfield Mehock relay was cancelled in 1982.

8.5 inches of snow!!

So this is entirely on the road? Like...

A road race? 10k? When was the last time a bunch of good D1 guys ran a road 10k?

As nonXC as it is, it is still intriguing.

Yup Should be interesting. Cuse and Iona should be pacing each other.

Too bad the Buffalo Turkey Trot wasn't this weekend. Could just throw the DI Northeast Regional into the mix.

Gobble Gobble M*ther F*ckers!

sub sub elite local hobby jogger wrote:

Hounddogharrier wrote:

Weather tomorrow in Buffalo is 35 and sunny . I’m going to be running the original course on my own . I’ll be 70 next July but I come from harder stock than the marshmallows we call D1 athletes these days .

Okay boomer.

That’s Grandpa Boomer to you sonny. If you want a piece of this bengal tIger ? , meet me on the line at 1

I will readily admit that I only read the first few posts, but why is this matter even up for debate? True XC athletes should be ready to die for their sport at any time.

While on the subject of death, it should be mandatory for anyone employing the phrase "OK boomer". It might have been vaguely witty the first few million times, but at this point it is simply small minded drivel.

Serious Question though. Will there be a lead car? Police car? Just curious.

Also - Would be nice if Flotrack put a camera on the back of the lead car as well as finishline video. I actually find this pretty interesting.

It's stupid to have a regional in a snowbelt city. Case closed. What the F did you expect?

The schedule at my U is garbage. Two trips to the MW and this crap regional. Why do we deserve to be punished with this two years in a row. A waste of time and it most certainly hurts recruiting.

It is also unfair to all of the other regions.

A road 10k is significantly easier and has less chance for injury than an xc 10k. Nationals qualifiers will be fresher and less banged up than teams from other regions. The road race should be a 12k or in other regions, coaches could vote to run an xc 8k.

Where is the Sea Ice wrote:

You clearly don’t understand the difference between overall climate and weather (they are actually 2 different things). I see the impact of climate change everyday, as I currently live in Alaska. We have only had 0.2 inches of snow so far for the season in Anchorage. We have been getting a little less snow each year that I’ve lived here and it is getting kind of ridiculous. The bears are not even in hibernation yet because there is NO snow on the ground. The diminishing sea ice in AK is causing the Arctic front to get pushed downwards to the lower 48, hence why everyone else has snow.

That's called "the weather". Wait a bit and it will change!!!!!

lovely turtles wrote:

It is also unfair to all of the other regions.

A road 10k is significantly easier and has less chance for injury than an xc 10k. Nationals qualifiers will be fresher and less banged up than teams from other regions. The road race should be a 12k or in other regions, coaches could vote to run an xc 8k.

It would be a lot more interesting if they started in a big parking lot and ran to a track to do the last 6 miles. Having 359 runners circling the track would be EPIC!!!!!!!!!

hart crane wrote:

So this is entirely on the road? Like...

A road race? 10k? When was the last time a bunch of good D1 guys ran a road 10k?

As nonXC as it is, it is still intriguing.

Some XC courses are like running on a hard dirt road; is macadam really that different. Since you cannot guarantee that the race is safe on the original course you have to do something else. Do people think that this is going to make a big difference on the outcome - well, certainly having really weird stuff happen under terrible conditions would make the Regional not a good test but more like a lottery.

Another question...

With this alleged rush to find and wear Vaporflys...

Do these shoes take some getting used to? Or are they designed for an insta PR right out of the box?

Hounddogharrier wrote:

Weather tomorrow in Buffalo is 35 and sunny . I’m going to be running the original course on my own . I’ll be 70 next July but I come from harder stock than the marshmallows we call D1 athletes these days .

Based old man. I'm sure running by yourself will be just as treacherous as trying to navigate the ice with hundreds of other people jockeying for the front.

Typed form his Buff State, D'Youville, or Daemen dorm room after not making the regional team....

Buffalodude wrote:

I’m in Buffalo, I don’t run for UB but do run for another local school.

Yeah, we got snow, but so what? It’s Buffalo, we expect it and actually most runners from here boast about running in awful conditions.

I can almost guarantee that if locals had their way, it would still be run on the course. I suspect they got pressure from out of town schools, coaches and possibly NCAA officials beginning to arrive for the meet. I’m sure it freaking them out.

There’s about 11-12 inches on the course and it’s been below freezing, so I’m sure it’s slippery after being shoveled. Still thinks it’s entirely possible to still run it with spikes. It’s not like the course is in the middle of Lake Ontario

Eye witness accounts are saying they’re towing cars off of the starting line. This is comical!!