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Run at sunrise or not at all for me

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thanks for the newsletter! Pretty insightful, but I would just move starting times to the morning. Or to Hamburg, we have rain here in the middle of summer, which is good for running, but bad for vacation vibes.

I like white trail shoes, it shows your achievements on the trail. :)

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I may be the only one (other than Des) who seems to be a bit unfazed by the noon start time. If I recall correctly, the last marathon trials started at the same hour (maybe 11am?). It was a very cold, windy, and unpleasant day in Atlanta. And the last time I raced in Florida was a half marathon in Clearwater in late January. The race started in the morning below 40F. I recognize that these are small anecdotal instances, (and the Clearwater race temp seemed to be unusual for them).

But I also think that a tape delay is fine. Any of the potential "new audience" that the noon TV start time is trying to capture isn't going to have the results spoiled by Fast Women on Threads, so there won't be a ton of spoilers for that hoped-for audience.

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Totally hear you on this! I don't think the noon start is particularly awful (although I wouldn't personally love it, in the same way I wouldn't want to be in the final wave at NYC, which starts at noon). If temps are normal, it'll prob be fine. I just fear that conditions are more likely to *not* be normal these days, and in that case, if I were an athlete, I'd want to know what the USATF's contingency plan is—giving out more sponges is way different than changing the start time, as Molly Huddle said. A tape delay would be great, and I totally agree with your points! I just wonder if this scenario will eventually force other marathons to rethink their timing if the warming weather conditions become a liability...

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As a person running in Texas 75 would be so nice right now. We are out running at 5:30am and it was 88. But I understand this would not be ideal especially if you're not used to the heat and humidity for such a long distance.

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Yea, I would not want to be in Texas right now! Temps are super warm in the morning now in Denver, too, but at least *we're* not racing in those conditions and we can adjust our training accordingly. With an Olympic team spot is on the line, I'd be very not psyched about having to run at 110% at the hottest point of the day.

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