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May 2012
9:00pm, 22 May 2012
4,362 posts
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Bazoaxe
OMG, race week arrives and as is traditional so does the weather. Tonights run was hot hot hot and the forecast is for it to hot up more ! Good news is that the mornings are cool and today there was a thick east coast haar. Hopefully we get a couple of hours of OK conditions before it gets too hot.
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May 2012
9:08pm, 22 May 2012
1,955 posts
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The Rentboy
I think the variation in temperature forecasts is because it is to be a bit cooler on the coast than it is further in the mainland. Cooling breeze would be ......ehh.... cool!
Not wearing my Fetch top but will be wearing my Fetch buff on ma heid 
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May 2012
10:20am, 23 May 2012
49 posts
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funkyplates
Oh dear! 5 miles at 5pm yesterday - complete nightmare. Dehydrated before the first mile, really felt defeated and unable to do Edinburgh as the heat was unbearable. But then I woke up this morning with a bit less fear and acceptance that it will be what it will be. I do wonder how much more water I need to take on board in the heat/sun. I think I may have actually drunk too much last year at London. Hydration is easy in the cool/wet and I'm just wondering if there is a simple sum to apply if it's hot/sunny (i.e 2 or 3 times as much?). I realise we're all different but just wondering how hydration can be balanced in the heat......
Actually, now having thought a bit more I did 17 miles at the Bournemouth HM in April and that was hot/sunny, the coast does make a difference so last night may not have been a good run to gauge Sunday on....
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May 2012
10:23am, 23 May 2012
50 posts
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funkyplates
Can we get a message to all Edinburgh residents to get their hosepipes out for us guys? How is support on route? Many miles in isolation?
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May 2012
10:47am, 23 May 2012
447 posts
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Kenny_Boy
FP, where are you based?
I'm in London and it's scorchio but Edinburgh will be cooler than the south (I'm an exile; I speak from experience).
The temperature won't get up until about noon and even then it won't be humid heat; it's Scotland not Texas!
Drink sensibly and tip water over your head and you'll be fine. Maybe not a PB day but it's not Badwater either...
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May 2012
11:07am, 23 May 2012
51 posts
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funkyplates
I'm near Oxford so def no sea breeze here!! Actually aiming to shave an hour off PB (it isn't great to start with!)
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May 2012
11:15am, 23 May 2012
448 posts
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Kenny_Boy
FP, looking at your times, I think you'll be fine.
A 2 hour half should get you a 4/30 mara comfortably (that's really not the word to use, but you know what I mean...)
If you were looking for an hour from 3/45, maybe not!
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May 2012
11:19am, 23 May 2012
67,742 posts
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santababy
its boiling here too sorry guys
support usually quite good with hosepipes and whatnot but its not til late in race ie- 24+ miles
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May 2012
11:24am, 23 May 2012
67,743 posts
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santababy
Kenny, its not always the way with sea breeze, this Marathon is notorious and has been renamed Desert Marathon a few times lol
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May 2012
11:31am, 23 May 2012
826 posts
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Shadow
Santa - I think you jest!! I hope so, anyway. I'm in North Wales and we are covered with lovely sea mist - i'll try to bring some up with me on Sat
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