Hah hah! What a delightful sign!
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Grass should be walked on
waiting to mow (cool day, high of 70) and it's misting outside! Ack!
The ending of today's La Vuelta stage was painful to watch.
Oh, I ran a 5 miler yesterday morning in the pouring rain. It wasn't the worst weather I've ever run in, but it was a soaker. I'd rather run in the pouring rain than what Falmouth was like a couple of weeks ago, sunny, 80 degrees, and almost NC style humidity. In that one I was swimming in sweat before I crossed the starting line. Sadly, I forgot my knee braces yesterday and had to take it super easy going uphill, otherwise I probably would have finished 10 minutes faster. Oh well. I don't run these things to win. Upright and smiling at the finish line is always my goal.
I've only once had to drop out of a race due to weather, the 2012 Boston Marathon - hottest on record. The bank clock said the temperature was 98 F when I came through Wellesley. It felt hotter. I only made it 20 miles that day. Since it was the weather that prevented me from finishing, I'd have to give the 2012 Boston Marathon the nod for my personal worst race weather experience.
Other nominations:
Paddy's Road Race, a 3 miler, don't remember the year (I've run this race many times), when the temperature hovered around freezing and the precipitation changed from freezing rain to snow during the race. That was fun.
Donohue Pub Turkey Trot, 5k, Thanksgiving 2018, 17 F at the start. Did the second mile running into a head wind and I thought I might get frostbite on my face. I now have a lower limit on the temperature, I won't run if it's below 22 F at the start.
The aformentioned 2012 Boston Marathon and 2022 Falmouth Road Race.
I averaged 2 minutes per mile slower two weeks ago in Falmouth in the heat/humidity than I did yesterday in Charlton in the rain, so, yeah, heat for me is worse. I do way more fall/winter races than I do summer races. I know my body. Perfect race weather for me is 50 F and cloudy.
I know I've done a couple of Boston 10k for Women in the rain, it's also been above 80 at least once but not that humid so not so bad.
Yes, it does. I was dressed acceptably for the temperature except for my face. I ended up trying to run while keeping my gloved hands over my face peeking out between my fingers. It was not fun and I only do these races for fun, so, no more temps in the teens or below.