Jan 8, 2010
This episode begins with another ice cold swim in Boston Harbor with friends, and a stated theory that will become my “law of thermodynamic refreshment”.
Because athletes prefer to run distance races in more comfortable temperatures; the Spring and Fall are often preferred seasons for marathons. Today, in January, we’re getting a couple of inches of snow, and the air temperature wind chill is 10 degrees below zero F, or minutes 23 degrees C; making it a bad day to schedule 114th running of the Boston Marathon or any other 26.2 mile road race.
But come Spring, when the flora and fauna of the Northern Hemisphere begins again to flourish: marathoners around the world will toe the line at their races and run in relative comfort, for the most part.
Today I want to list for some of the Spring Marathons, scheduled for the spring time: and while this will not be an all inclusive list, it should give you some ideas for races you might want to run as the March equinox draws nigh.
Show Links:
L Street Brownie Don Bravo:
http://www.wickedlocal.com/allston/local_news/x2072785598
http://www.wickedlocal.com/allston/fun/entertainment/arts/x668809333
http://www.marathonguide.com
http://www.bataanmarch.com
http://www.npmarathon.com
http://www.comrades.com
http://www.olimpo.cl
“Tickle Cove Pond” by Great Big Sea http://www.greatbigsea.com