Have to agree with this. At 35 I’m in shorts and a tank if I’m racing hard, though I’ll add sleeves and GLOVES. I spent 30+ years working outside in NE with my hands and can’t stand cold fingers, which I get very easily. The 5 and 10 and half I can run slow in a long sleeve and thermals if it was really cold, I’m mostly worried about having enough in the coral for the full to stay warm without getting too sweaty before the start.While I understand that waiting in the cold is miserable (2021 W&D 10k with wind, rain, and cold is up there for most miserable experience), once you get going I’ve found overdressing can be a big problem as well. I’ve bundled up for runs in the teens, only to find myself overheating half way through. I think of all the NCAA XC runners I see during winter in 2” shorts, a singlet, and gloves—and they’re pouring sweat. I love the contrast of clothing in the pic below.
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Ohh I break out in hives when I sweat! Hence why I hate heart.
I would guess that ice would also cause problems--they don't want to deal with literal pile-ups of runners falling all over the place
Yep, this happens to me, too. Growing up in WNY was pure misery: hives every day of winter. I totally feel for your daughter! Thank all that is good in the world for Zyrtec, which I take daily and mostly keeps the hives under control.
Lightning, dangerous winds/tornadoes, heat. It’d been as low as the high 20s with wind chill in the teens and sleet and races went on, so I don’t think there is a low too low (that can actually happen in Orlando) for a race to be canceled due to cold.
Can I add an Italian herb mix to it and carry bread so it doubles as my on-course nutrition for the marathon?
New costume idea: Olive Garden breadstick. When you’re here, you’re family.
Me either, but I also went back and looked at photos. I had leggings and compression calf sleeves under my skirt and a long sleeve lightweight thermal top under my costume tee. I kept all the layers on the whole race, as there's a character pic and finish line pic with all of it on. I don't know why I totally forgot this!
My favorite part of the full in 2010 was watching the volunteers at the aid stations get creative to solve the freezing water and slippery issue. Many of them sprinkled the Powerade powder on the newly formed ice, and it surprisingly worked very well.
I mentioned it up thread. But idk if they’ll put the entire field but wheels are definitely at high risk if we get ice for being told to DNS. I don’t know if that would result in a dns of everyone though. But I kinda suspect last years shortening has some correlation to not being able to safely evacuate wheels in thunderstorms combined with several hundreds of thousands of dollars of equipment. So they could pull everyone arguably.
I am over in The Woodlands. Not too far away.
