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Noaidiyesterday at 9:51 PM1 replyview on HN

> Better weather has, to the best of my knowledge, never been part of marathon record keeping.

It should be.


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PaulDavisThe1styesterday at 11:02 PM

Human response to temperature shows significant variation. 50F/10C may be absolutely ideal for one runner, but a little too cold for another. That's why you can't unambiguously declare a given race to be "a good weather day".

By contrast, hail/rain and wind will negatively impact almost everyone, which is why talking about "a bad weather day" makes more sense.