Not my real name wrote:
It is one thing to do a long run with a bunch of stuff but you don't want to be encumbered during the race.
It is my normal warmup routine to wear my training shoes and not to put my race shoes on until finished warmups. This would be an undue burden.
spike grant wrote:I do all my long runs with my apt key, metro card, credit card, and a $20 bill which all fit nicely in my running shorts pocket. Runners complaining about having to carry a key/hotel key, is your key attached to a brick or block of wood like the bathroom pass in high school? Runner complaining about having to carry a wallet, do you have a George Constanza wallet? And do you really need your Duane Reade card, AAA card, Home Depot card, and pictures of your wife and kids during the race?
I would like to help pass time at the start by having my phone to text and to surf the internet, but now I will have to rest, focus on my race, and talk to others who are also running.
I do understand that this is a big change for some, but as a coach I would tell my athlete, "You can complain about this today, tomorrow we move on by finding a solution and focus on more important things like, TRAINING."
what's the point of warming up 90 minutes before a marathon and then standing around to the point that you are just as cold and tight as before you "warmed up." if you are fast and actually need a warm-up, then you will be in the local elite corral and this won't be an issue.