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re: Twin Cities Marathon (MN) cancelled today due to extreme heat. It’s 70 degrees.
Posted on 10/1/23 at 3:04 pm to Ag Zwin
Posted on 10/1/23 at 3:04 pm to Ag Zwin
FYI, ideal Marathon running temperatures are in the low 40s.
Running one above 70, let alone the 80's , is quite difficult.
Especially for the average 4 hour marathoners.
Running one above 70, let alone the 80's , is quite difficult.
Especially for the average 4 hour marathoners.
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Posted on 10/1/23 at 3:19 pm to shutterspeed
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mean, it's not rare for LSU to host college football games played in 90-degree weather, intense humidity, and on-field conditions of 100 degrees.
LSU/Tenn 2005 I drank a case of beer and I’m not sure I ever peed.
Posted on 10/1/23 at 3:24 pm to GBPackTigers
I don’t care if people do or do want to run. Are we not supposed to state facts? I know y’all love to post your feelings, but some people like to post objectively.
Posted on 10/1/23 at 3:32 pm to Ag Zwin
Funny story, about a month ago I was out in Arizona doing some work. At that point the highs had been 120-130 for like a week. Our point of contact tells us that we’ll probably need a jacket or a long sleeve shirt the next day because we have to do work in a freezing cold room. So I asked him how cold is was to which he replied we keep it around 70 degrees in there. I quickly responded with 70 degrees? Do you have anymore of these freezing cold rooms? 
Turns out that because electricity is so expensive there, he explained most keep their thermostat at like 80 degrees.
Turns out that because electricity is so expensive there, he explained most keep their thermostat at like 80 degrees. Posted on 10/1/23 at 5:23 pm to Ag Zwin
This is not a bad decision at all. At those temperatures, runners would have had heat-related illnesses, rhabdo, or a number of other issues. Many runners would expect this decision to be made. It would not have been an enjoyable race, most would have remembered it for the misery.
A few years ago for the Houston Marathon, they started with a red flag warning with temperatures in the 60s and informed the runners that they would call the race if it got to a certain temperature.
Running 26.2 miles is not an easy thing. It takes many 3, 4, 5, or even 6 hours to get that far. While your body hurts, it takes a toll on your mind as well. Don't discount the effort and the toll it takes on a body to do this event.
A few years ago for the Houston Marathon, they started with a red flag warning with temperatures in the 60s and informed the runners that they would call the race if it got to a certain temperature.
Running 26.2 miles is not an easy thing. It takes many 3, 4, 5, or even 6 hours to get that far. While your body hurts, it takes a toll on your mind as well. Don't discount the effort and the toll it takes on a body to do this event.
Posted on 10/1/23 at 5:25 pm to Ag Zwin
Our defense was canceled due to it being Saturday. I understand.
Posted on 10/1/23 at 5:55 pm to ksayetiger
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It's 89 degrees there now, BTW. Not really extreme but Yankees are pussies
Hit 91, which is extreme for Minneapolis in October, and is very hot for amateurs trying to run for 5 hours
Posted on 10/1/23 at 6:13 pm to Ag Zwin
a friend of mine ran a 26 mile yesterday in colorado springs, it was 85...
Posted on 10/1/23 at 7:39 pm to Ag Zwin
It was 110° in Idaho a couple years ago for the Ironman race. 2 mile swim, 120 mile bike, 26 mile run. It wasn’t canceled although many people couldn’t finish. It was 140° on the asphalt and some of the timing strips melted.
Posted on 10/1/23 at 7:52 pm to LSU Stubbs
I'm getting down voted because I posted that it is tough to run a marathon at 70+ degrees.
I'm fully certain that anyone who down votes my post has never run even a half marathon, let alone a full.
I'm fully certain that anyone who down votes my post has never run even a half marathon, let alone a full.
Posted on 10/1/23 at 7:57 pm to Zach
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I wonder if he won.
Was he Kenyan?
Posted on 10/1/23 at 8:00 pm to 4cubbies
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It’s 86 right now. Projected to be 90 at the start of the race, had it not been canceled.
I'm a few hours south of the TC and yet I knew the OP's title was bullshite.
Had the AC on today. Actually been running AC during the day and heat at night for a while.
Posted on 10/1/23 at 8:01 pm to Ag Zwin
I just checked AccuWeather and it's 80 in St Paul at 8 pm.
Weird how it gets 10 degrees warmer there when the Sun goes down.
Weird how it gets 10 degrees warmer there when the Sun goes down.
Posted on 10/1/23 at 8:04 pm to Ag Zwin
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It’s 70 degrees. by Ag Zwin
Liar.
Posted on 10/1/23 at 8:13 pm to Ag Zwin
I grew up there in the 90s. I will say I spent many Halloweens in blizzard like conditions. 90 in October for Minnesota is extreme. However you want to take that is up to you.
Posted on 10/1/23 at 8:13 pm to shutterspeed
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mean, it's not rare for LSU to host college football games played in 90-degree weather, intense humidity, and on-field conditions of 100 degrees.
Yeah those are the games EMS must love the most, always at least a few drunken idiots who shoulda traded some of that Jagermeister they shot for water and they wind up passing out, good times. I'm sure the players love it, too.
But really, I don't see how you can compare the two. One is a sustained endurance exercise lasting about the length of an entire football game, give or take, and you only got one guy on your team, the other is frequent sprinting and pushing and lifting with frequent breaks and if one player gets heat exhaustion there's a guy standing behind him.
This post was edited on 10/1/23 at 8:15 pm
Posted on 10/1/23 at 8:20 pm to Peebles
I get swamp arse when it's anywhere near 90.
Could never live down south.
Could never live down south.
Posted on 10/1/23 at 8:38 pm to ell_13
I was in CDA during Ironman in 2015 and it was around 110. I didn't know any of the athletes but I cheered them on mightily. I was very impressed at their stamina in such hot weather. Must be normal for Ironman since they host it there every summer.
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