It’s time to begin that all-important last-minute race prep activity: obsessing about the weather. For me, this activity is made more challenging and complex by the fact that I’ve never run a marathon and have no idea what ideal race-day weather would be.
Yesterday, for example, the forecast called for scattered showers, with a high of 22 degrees Celsius (or 71 degrees F) and a low of 6 degrees C (or 43 degrees F). That sounded okay, if “scattered showers” meant occasional refreshing sprinkles of slightly-less-than-body-temperature water droplets. But if it means cold, driving, relentless rain, forget it. I’ll hold out for something better.
This morning, the forecast said sunny with no cloud cover and a high of 23 degrees C. That could be okay, too, though a bit of shade would be nice. Also, that’s getting dangerously close to hot weather – not a good thing for a runner whose last event was called the “hypothermic half”.
You might argue that there’s no point in worrying since there’s nothing I can do about it. Good one.
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