With the Boston Marathon now underway, Mr. MORECAST dusts off the old running shoes and looks into how weather has affected previous races, as well as what you can expect to see for the rest of this year’s run.
Hail in excess of 2 inches in diameter was produced by storms in western Texas Saturday. High winds and even a couple of tornadoes were reported as well. Sunday’s severe weather shifts into central and eastern Texas, where similar threats and flash flooding look likely.
After a brief taste of some spring-like weather earlier in the week, temperatures will drop quickly as we head into the weekend. The colder temperatures will be the least of residents’ worries as a slow moving system in the upper atmosphere will bring heavy snow to much of Colorado, southern Wyoming and portions of the High Plains, dropping up to 2 feet of snow in some areas. Major travel delays, dangerous roads and power outages will impact major cities across the Plains and the Rockies, such as Denver, Colorado Springs, and Cheyenne. MORECAST provides an up-to-date forecast for the winter storm with details on who can expect the worst of the storm this weekend.
Four weeks from now, the third „Wings for Life World Run“ will unite tens of thousands of amateur and professional athletes alike in the biggest charity running event in the world. On 8 May at 1200 GMT, runners at 34 locations around the globe will run simultaneously, through cities, forests, deserts, along beaches, hills and cliffs. Instead of aiming to reach a finish line as early as possible, however, the unique challenge lies in staying ahead of the so-called Catcher Cars for as long as possible.
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