In article <yS%
[email protected]>, eNo wrote:
> About 8 miles in a marathon, where after mile 18 or so, you feel like someone's kicking you with
> every stride.
>
> And for all those running the L.A. marathon (including my wife) this weekend, enjoy it and run
> safe. Looks like the heat is gonna make for one kickin' experience.
It may pay to do some research and check prior data about the effect of heat on times, so she can
adjust pacing from the start (instead of being forced to adjust it at mile 20). My impression from
reviewing times for hot races is that not only it affects time, but a major part of the effect is
that most people (even elites) don't take heat into account (or, don't adjust enough) and start too
quickly, leading to a crash at the end.
I mean, some of you might have laughed at Globaldiscs 1:32/1:47 marathon splits, but note that the
first American across the line wasn't much more even than that (1:05/1:13)
Cheers,
--
Donovan Rebbechi
http://pegasus.rutgers.edu/~elflord/