Amsterdam Marathon 16th Oct 2022

Yeah, rain seems likely but it's the fairly strong breeze being forecast that I'm more concerned about. There seems to be a spell of blustery weather forecast from Friday through Monday so chances of us getting a still day seem unlikely at this stage. Hopefully it'll just end up being a light breeze rather than anything too extreme.

Wind is a killer, if it's bad I'll be trying to stick with the pacer group and use them as a wind break.

Yeah, I was thinking the same looking at the course map. Running the final 10k of a a marathon into a significant headwind does not sound like fun. Still plenty of time for it to change though.

Strangely enough the weather forecast in the official race app has been consistently predicting fine, clear weather with only a gentle 5kph breeze. I'd take that!

Here's hoping there's some very large, extremely fit pacers who will block any headwind in the final 10k.

I'm the same. Can't help myself. I'm not even bothered about rain, just obsessing about wind speeds and directions. Probably falls under taper madness to be fair.

That does look better, hopefully it's more like that and less like some of the other sites

Yeah, wind speed dropping to acceptable levels and rain looking less likely. My two year old decided to sit on my back while I was strength conditioning ( in a plank)....I suppose technically that helped so they are sometimes a benefit :)

I'm now hesitant to check the weather for opposite reasoning, in case it changes back to being bad again! Fingers crossed it stays this good...and that I don't encounter any clumsy kids between now and the start.

Perfect practice for the first couple of kms on Sunday ! Great news about the lack of wind.

I'm aiming to be there for 8.15. I'm just under 3k away so going to leave the hotel shortly before 8 and jog down. I'm just back from a short shake out in the Vondelpark and took the opportunity to figure out my route for the morning.

Lots of runners on the Ryanair flight out of Dublin this morning. I thought the expo was grand, nothing remarkable. Maurten had some good deals and I picked up a couple of hats and pairs of socks.

Best of luck to everyone running the marathon tomorrow.

Oitnof interest, which weather app is this? Great that it shows the wind direction, very handy!

Good day at the office for me, 2:44:27. That's a 13 minute PB and gets me the Berlin qualifier which I suppose was my A goal. Wind was noticeable in places but not a major factor. The last 6 miles felt extremely tough but I didn't lose too much time. Felt on the verge of cramping a couple of times but luckily I escaped unscathed. I'll throw up a full report in a few days but would highly recommend Amsterdam to anyone thinking of doing it.

I'm having a beer in Two Chefs opposite the stadium if any of the Boards crew are at a loose end and happen to see this.

Well done @Wottle. Delighted that you got under the 3:20.

Yeah, the support was fantastic. Lost count of how many times I heard my name shouted by total strangers. It makes a difference.