Wednesday, April 21, 2021

Trusting the Weather Forecast

The running joke is about how bad weather forecasts are. I was going to say forecasters, but I don't think the people themselves are bad, or at least not more per capita than the general population. Yesterday was very windy and cool, and when I looked at today's forecast it was much more pleasant. So I put my trust in the forecast and skipped yesterday, thinking I can run two days in a row (today and tomorrow).

For the most part, they were correct. The temperature was about right, 65 degrees, but the breeze was a little stiffer than they originally said. Nevertheless, waiting was still a good choice. I ran 5 miles, and thought about some intervals a couple of times but reined it in, especially if I'm going to run again tomorrow. Sometimes trusting the weatherman turns out to be okay.

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