Boston Will Be Warm
Good luck to everyone running the Boston Marathon, tomorrow!
It looks like it may be warm (80+) so maybe leave the gloves at home and try to drink a little more fluids than you’ve been needing on your 42 degree (Fahrenheit) training runs.
The Boston Athletic Association is so concerned about the heat, they have issued an advisory, saying:
We are now making the recommendation that if you are not highly fit or if you have any underlying medical conditions (for example-cardiac disease, pulmonary disease or any of a number of medical problems), you should NOT run this race.
I’ll be curious to hear if many people decide to skip it and take advantage of the Deferment Policy. The last (and only) time I ran Boston was in 2007–The Nor’Easter Year–and I actually know some people who really did decide to defer their entry to the next year.
Despite the heat, I hope everyone that chooses to run, has a good one and gets through it safely.
John:
I am surprised to hear that some folks deferred in ’07. I would be curious to know the numbers for that year and 2012. My guess would have been a minimal number.
Consolation prize for today’s finishers. Geoffrey Mutai (2:03:02 last year) pulled the plug after 30K so finishers can say they beat him. (He’s probably got London on his mind.)
Craig Newport
1@Craig – 427 deferred for 2012. Don’t know about 07.
2Kevin:
Thanks. Even with the Chicago problem a few years ago, that is a higher number than I would have anticipated. Once again, I am apparently incorrect. 🙂
Craig
3It was a death march before it even started, but what can you do?
For those of us who already spent hundreds on airfare and hotels, the deferment was of no use.
We sat around at the pasta feed and essentially agreed that we should all run the first half about minute to a minute and a half slower than what we planned. Why not? We are not going to come away with any great time anyway, so let’s just enjoy the race, get our finisher’s medal and stay out of the medical tents.
It was my slowest marathon ever, but also, by far, the hottest.
Nonetheless, it was by far the best marathon experience ever for countless reasons, but mainly because of the incredible spirit of the volunteers and spectators who threw Gatorade and water at us any which way they could.
Everyone should do Boston once if they get the chance. I will never forget it.
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