It’s no secret I’ve been working hard to prepare myself to qualify for the Boston Marathon by running under 3:05 at the Vermont Marathon. Part of my hard work has been to control as much as possible. One notoriously elusive variable has been the weather, which despite my best efforts, won’t do exactly what I want just because I say so. Thus, I’ve been doing the next best thing. Since the beginning of my taper three weeks before race day (May 7th), I’ve been checking the laughably long-term forecast for Burlington, Vermont each day. Here’s where things stand:
| Predicted Weather on May 27th as of: | Accuweather High / Low |
Weather.com High / Low |
Wunderground High / Low |
| May 7 | 65 / 46 | —* | —* |
| May 8 | 65 / 46 | — | — |
| May 9 | 65 / 44 | — | — |
| May 10 | 65 / 44 | — | — |
| May 11 | 82 / 59 | — | — |
| May 12 | 80 / 57 | — | — |
| May 13 | 61 / 59 | — | — |
| May 14 | 83 / 62 | — | — |
| May 15 | 62 / 47 | — | — |
| May 16 | 67 / 47 | — | — |
| May 17 | 71 / 60 | — | — |
| May 18 | 82 / 62 | 78 / 62 | 72 / 57 |
| May 19 | 82 / 59 | 76 / 63 | 70 / 54 |
| May 20 | 71 / 45 | 74 / 51 | 70 / 52 |
| May 21 | 77 / 51 | 72 / 54 | 75 / 59 |
| May 22 | 86 / 61 | 84 / 62 | 84 / 57 |
| May 23 | 81 / 55 | 77 / 57 | 84 / 61 |
| May 24 | 75 / 47 | 73 / 58 | 77 / 61 |
| May 25 | 72 / 51 | 72 / 55 | 73 / 55 |
| May 26 | 76 / 58 | 73 / 57 | 75 / 55 |
| May 27 |
So that’s what the temperature has been predicted to be on May 27th over the last 21 days… neurotic? yes no. I call it thorough. I’ll be updating this daily until race
day.
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p>*Weather.com and Wunderground are not so foolhardy as to try to predict the weather 3+ weeks out. I like Accuweather’s chutzpah./