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Under heat he says:
'Here's a rough formula: you will slow by at least one second per mile for every 1-degree Fahrenheit increase in temperature above 60 degrees.'
So this would suggest 65 would only cost you a couple of minutes but 70 might cost you nearer 5 minutes.
I think Alan's suggestion of hitting the half at 1:35 and then picking it up if the weather isn't heating up too fast, or holding pace if it's hot, sounds sensible - but you may want to modify this plan if the forecast gets more accurate.
John
It sounds like the BQ is the most important thing, so I will base my advice off of that. ... Maybe like a 1:34 / 1:32 1st / 2nd half split.
It sounds like the BQ is the most important thing, so I will base my advice off of that.
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Maybe like a 1:34 / 1:32 1st / 2nd half split.
+1.... you want to be bhearn-like in execution!
John,
Good luck. I will be wearing a blue singlet with number 4303. I have no idea how I will feel tomorrow, I just hope to get into a smooth rhythm and the weather cooperates.
Good luck tomorrow john and spinach...hope the conditions are favorable.
Thanks for the advice everyone...I'll see how the weather is Sunday morning, but will likely try for a 1:34-35 first half and see how it goes from there. 3:00 doesn't look like it's in the forecast...guess that'll have to wait until Boston 2010!
(hopefully it's not so hot that BQ even becomes a struggle!)
Spinach - 06/20/09 Grandmas, Duluth MN
Good luck, guys
Graduation was tough. 2:59:13 Bank thermometer shows 90F right now. Saw Spinach at mile 14. He was talking 3:07 at the time. John
Wow. Very impressive especially under those conditions. Congrats!
Runners run
Congratulations! I don't know how you did it in the heat. I went into survival mode at around 18 when I started feeling a little woozy. I would walk about a quarter mile after each water station and then run the rest of the way to the next. It kept me on my feet but I am not sure how. I ended up 3:11. I'll take it.
Congratulations, again
Great running, guys
John I added you to the grads list. Spinach, you're day will come!
By the way I was just reading stories in the swamp of people's experiences at Grandmas today and I'm even more impressed you broke three for the first time in that shit.
+10. This is the thread that continues to amaze me. Curious minds would love more details.....
Congratulations on a big goal under challenging conditions.
Heh, congrats John and spinach!
The question I seek is if you can that under those conditions, what could you have run if the temps were favorable
to running to your potential for the day, say 40-50º?
Ricky —our ability to perform up to our physiological potential in a race is determined by whether or not we truly psychologically believe that what we are attempting is realistic. Anton Krupicka