The Weather Is Not Your Enemy

Anybody who actually makes a serious complaint about the weather and offers absurd suggestions to timed a running event in avoidance of an unfavoured climatic condition is missing the point that Mother Nature is inherently cruel.

I'm responding to what I found posted on the Stanchart'11 Facebook page.

Really, unless, you are doing The North Face 100 solo category, gunning off the Stanchart Marathon at 3am in the morning just does not make sense for most people. There are obvious reasons, some which include:

1) Waking up 2 - 2 and a 1/2 hours for preparations before race start: Which means I've to wake up at 12.30a.m ?? Which leads me to the second problem...

2)  Running in ungodly hours: I'm sorry but after two overnight running experiences, I can be sure that  while I will avoid the sunny heat, I probably can't say the same for a body that is generally not conditioned to running after midnight. Not many of us did that simply because we slept on most of these hours.

3) The issue of attaining a PB:  You can forget about achieving your best timing if your body is still not sufficiently awake in a timing it's not used to.

4) It will get wet and humid anyway, anytime: There is just no perfect technique in predicting (or preventing) weather. It rains when it has to. And early mornings does not mean that, all time, it will be cooling; midnight humidity are in fact reported to be higher than daytime.

The solutions are simple. If you are a slow runner, train yourself to run faster. If you are concerned about the weather messing up your systems, do acclimatizing runs.

The main problem for poor performance or the lack of enjoyment during a running event is really the lack of preparation.

In which case, not registering for the run is the best idea.