According to the news, at last weekend's LA marathon hundred of runners were treated for hypothermia with a dozen or so hauled to the hospital for more intensive treatment. Not just those at the back of the pack with little experience, either -- last year's winner and former Louisville resident Wesley Korir, who placed 4th this year, was also treated for hypothermia.
They ran the race pretty much the entire way in the rain with temps in the low 50s.
This Saturday I'm running a 10-mile race. The weather forecast calls for hard rain and temps in the low- to mid-40s.
So what to wear/do? I have an ultra light Brooks jacket with extensive venting that's more of a windshirt than anything -- not really rain repellent, more resistent than the other. Wear it and suffer with total sweat? Screw it, stop sniveling and just gut it out?
Anyone ever do a distance run in typical hypothermia-inducing weather? Suggestions?
I'm thinking the only real 'choice' is to gut it out, swill hot coffee after the race, and sit in the car with the heater on high the entire ride back. Yes?