It will also be on free French television channel 3, FR3, from 7:45 AM until 10:45 AM, this Sunday, April 3, 2022. It will be a fantastic race, with many stars, and my big interest is to see how Julien Wanders debuts in this marathon, paced by his friend, and ASICS training partner Kibiwott, who recently won the Paris half marathon in 60:00 mid+
Be careful of the cold and windy conditions in Paris today.
The weather today in Paris is super cold for this time of year with the temperature right now as we speak at 6:55 AM one hour before the race just above 0° with a subjective feeling of -2° because of the wind. I’m hoping that this will not sabotage the plans of some of the Kenyan runners who might not enjoy these cold temperatures. The issue is the wind. I remember how much the Kenyans suffered at Boston in 2018 in the cold, wind and rain which was a triple whammy and which offered the opportunity for Yuki Kawauchi to beat the opposition in those inclement conditions to win the race.
It will also be on free French television channel 3, FR3, from 7:45 AM until 10:45 AM, this Sunday, April 3, 2022. It will be a fantastic race, with many stars, and my big interest is to see how Julien Wanders debuts in this marathon, paced by his friend, and ASICS training partner Kibiwott, who recently won the Paris half marathon in 60:00 mid+
My big interests are: how much Seifu Tura wins by, and how much 203, 205, and 207 can slice off their PB's
Between 8 AM and 10 AM temperature will barely rise 2° to about 2°C with a subjective feeling of -1 or -2. Can fast times be achieved? Absolutely, with the caveat that some runners may not adapt to these conditions. In my memory, at this time of year, I’ve never seen Paris this cold. I predict we will see a lot of runners, including Kenyans, running with long sleeves or arm warmers.
Sun7 am Sunny 1° -2 0% - 10N 15 Sun8 am Sunny 1° -2 0% - 10N 15 Sun9 am Sunny 1° -2 0% - 12N 18 Sun10 am Sunny 3° 0 0% - 14N 20 Sun11 am Sunny 5° 2 0% - 15N 23 Sun12 pm A mix of sun and clouds 6° 2 20% - 17N 26
It will also be on free French television channel 3, FR3, from 7:45 AM until 10:45 AM, this Sunday, April 3, 2022. It will be a fantastic race, with many stars, and my big interest is to see how Julien Wanders debuts in this marathon, paced by his friend, and ASICS training partner Kibiwott, who recently won the Paris half marathon in 60:00 mid+
My big interests are: how much Seifu Tura wins by, and how much 203, 205, and 207 can slice off their PB's
The marathon is an unpredictable event and not sure that your favorite runner will win. Today’s unusually cold temperatures might throw a spanner in the works. Just over 45 minutes to starting time right now as the runners are warming up on the streets of Paris wrapped up like Eskimos or should I say Inuit….
The weather I’m seeing for Paris right now is 35F with 7mph winds (30F windchill)…not ideal of course, but shouldn’t be enough to preclude fast running if the wind doesn’t pick up too much.
Live stream, results, elite entry lists, and course map for the Schneider Electric Paris Marathon 2022, a World Athletics elite label road race, on Sunday, April 3.
At 8 km one of the Robertson twins took a fall. Is it Zane or Jake? He also took down (inadvertently ) a couple of other runners including a Kenyan. He stayed on the ground for a few seconds. Hope he can get back into the race without any major damage. He’s in the third group behind the second group which contains Wanders and Bonny Kibiwott.
Since the start of the race, Amdouni has been following the two pace setters tucked in third, and looking quite comfortable. Yego, in the lead, has an interesting style with his right arm swinging at waist height and his left arm swinging close to neck height. Interesting anomaly which does not seem to detract from his overall efficiency.