safe to run during a hurricane?

Marcus Holmes said:

Anyone here ever run in a hurricane? Wondering how stupid of an idea this
is...

Marcus

Anyone dumb enough to ask, should do it.

"Marcus Holmes" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

Anyone here ever run in a hurricane? Wondering how stupid of an idea this
is...

Marcus

I'm sure somebody has. As I like to say just print an application for what you think nobody would do
and somebody will fill it out and sign up for it.

If you are willing to take the chance that a tree limb or somebody's yard furniture will miss you
then enjoy the run. However keep in mind that if you do go out and find yourself in need of
assistance you are putting the lives of rescue workers at risk. And when you tell them "I really had
to get a 5 miler in." you should expect a dope slap.

Andy

Marcus Holmes wrote in message ...

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Anyone here ever run in a hurricane? Wondering how stupid of an idea this
is...

Marcus

<troll mode="on">

Heck, try it, it might be the most uplifting run you have ever had. ;-)

<troll mode="off"

Marcus Holmes said:

Anyone here ever run in a hurricane? Wondering how stupid of an idea this
is...

I've not run in a hurricane (minimum 75mph winds), but let me take a SWAG: it depends ...

It would depend on how severe the winds are where you are (if on far edge, it might not be too bad
is the only reason I'm even thinking this), how much debris is flying through the air (most likely
loose sand, trash, but trucks, RVs, airplanes not adequately tied down being overturned, roofs,
etc), whether you have a protected route (keep in mind that trees get blown over, most likely fall
on the leeward side where you were seeking protection from debris, although saplings might be able
to bend enough), how much flooding (ocean, streams, streets can't drain fast enough), how many power
lines get blown down, sparking from them, resultant fires (maybe not in rain, but we get fires up
here in windstorms) emergency vehicles trying to get places, etc.

I would go one better than Andy's (amh) comment - don't expect *anyone* to rescue you if you have
problems: be responsible for yourself.

There's a reason there's that amount of detail on the wind effects - we had 70+mph winds last winter
(some reports had them approaching 100mph, esp at my end of town), and I biked home in them [about
2km, walking was the only other option; my office is on leeward side of building (similar to 1950's
bomb shelter architecture) for these winds so didn't realize how wind had picked up in day and it
gets windier as I get toward my house]. About the time I noticed that the wind had physically
displaced an 8-ft high cyclone fence a couple feet onto the sidewalk (temporary so not dug in, but
probably a couple hundred feet of material), I decided taking an alternate route home would be good
😉 I didn't run that night (or next couple until winds subsided - I had evaluated all the items
except flooding in the first paragraph) since I had already eaten my share of grit for the day and
had a couple months' worth of adrenaline rushes. My bike was almost uncontrollable, and I almost got
flattened by an eddy on a crosswind stretch. I drove the next day. That said, I have run in 50mph
headwinds (great strength training, like resistance running), and these gusts *far* exceeded that -
or at least were a lot squirrelier.

Oh yeah, the trails that normally have good wind protection - many large trees downed across the
trail. Even the saplings snapped on one trail (subzero F temperatures, not counting the windchill).
Very glad I decided to bag it for a couple days since I could've been under one of those had I
decided to run.

My thoughts are that if you have to ask, you probably shouldn't.

Dot

--
"Success is different things to different people" -Bernd Heinrich in Racing the Antelope

It's not as stupid as jogging in front of my pick up truck. And who's going to miss a jogger anyway?
Enjoy the weather.

Marcus Holmes said:

Anyone here ever run in a hurricane? Wondering how stupid of an idea this
is...

I think you misspelt "away from."

In any case, swimming is better for your upper body.

--
Barry

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. --
Aristotle (384 BC - 322 BC)

In article said:

Anyone here ever run in a hurricane? Wondering how stupid of an idea this
is...

Marcus

good question, because although here in Ottawa, Canada, we will only be on the fringes of this
approaching storm, we are to expect major rainstorms accompanied by winds gusting up to 70
km/hr tomorrow.

and i am scheduled to do a run later in the day. if it's only raining (and not gusting winds) in the
morning, maybe i should get that run out of the way sooner than later... just in case. no point in
getting wacked in the head with a flying cow!

Cam

--
Not every race can be a perfect experience, but every race can be a learning experience.

Da man said:

Anyone dumb enough to ask, should do it.

...in nikes too.

"Roger 2k" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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<troll mode="on"> Heck, try it, it might be the most uplifting run you have ever had. ;-) <troll
mode="off">

Damn! When I saw your name I thought this was going to be a post saying you'd already done it and
were posting the location of the pictures. Sometimes, Roger, you disappoint me.

Roger.

Dot dot.h@#att.net said:

Marcus Holmes said:

Anyone here ever run in a hurricane? Wondering how stupid of an idea this
is...

I've not run in a hurricane (minimum 75mph winds), but let me take a SWAG: it depends ...

It would depend on how severe the winds are where you are (if on far edge, it might not be too bad
is the only reason I'm even thinking this), how much debris is flying through the air (most likely
loose sand, trash, but trucks, RVs, airplanes not adequately tied down being overturned, roofs,
etc), whether you have a protected route (keep in mind that trees get blown over, most likely fall
on the leeward side where you were seeking protection from debris, although saplings might be able
to bend enough), how much flooding (ocean, streams, streets can't drain fast enough), how many
power lines get blown down, sparking from them, resultant fires (maybe not in rain, but we get
fires up here in windstorms) emergency vehicles trying to get places, etc.

I would go one better than Andy's (amh) comment - don't expect *anyone* to rescue you if you have
problems: be responsible for yourself.

There's a reason there's that amount of detail on the wind effects - we had 70+mph winds last
winter (some reports had them approaching 100mph, esp at my end of town), and I biked home in them
[about 2km, walking was the only other option; my office is on leeward side of building (similar to
1950's bomb shelter architecture) for these winds so didn't realize how wind had picked up in day
and it gets windier as I get toward my house]. About the time I noticed that the wind had
physically displaced an 8-ft high cyclone fence a couple feet onto the sidewalk (temporary so not
dug in, but probably a couple hundred feet of material), I decided taking an alternate route home
would be good 😉 I didn't run that night (or next couple until winds subsided - I had evaluated all
the items except flooding in the first paragraph) since I had already eaten my share of grit for
the day and had a couple months' worth of adrenaline rushes. My bike was almost uncontrollable, and
I almost got flattened by an eddy on a crosswind stretch. I drove the next day. That said, I have
run in 50mph headwinds (great strength training, like resistance running), and these gusts *far*
exceeded that - or at least were a lot squirrelier.

Oh yeah, the trails that normally have good wind protection - many large trees downed across the
trail. Even the saplings snapped on one trail (subzero F temperatures, not counting the windchill).
Very glad I decided to bag it for a couple days since I could've been under one of those had I
decided to run.

My thoughts are that if you have to ask, you probably shouldn't.

Dot

I just went for a 9 miler in the midst of Isabel. what a wussie of a storm... of course it IS about
300 miles south of here, but that's no excuse.

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Marcus Holmes said:

Anyone here ever run in a hurricane? Wondering how stupid of an idea this
is...

Marcus

Anyone dumb enough to ask, should do it.

A nominee for a Darwin Award perhaps? ;-)

Perdy.

On Thu, 18 Sep 2003 19:40:39 +0100, "sydenhams chorea" <[email hidden]> wrote:

Roger, you disappoint me.

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Hmm, same thing your wife said on your honeymoom Roidger...

"Da man" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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Hmm, same thing your wife said on your honeymoom Roidger...

I know. And she's been saying it twice a night ever since.

Roger.

sydenhams chorea said:

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Hmm, same thing your wife said on your honeymoom Roidger...

I know. And she's been saying it twice a night ever since.

TWICE? Geez, I'd just go shoot myself in the head if I were you (but not before hooking up a live
webcam for us to observe first).

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Quoted message said:

Anyone here ever run in a hurricane? Wondering how stupid of an idea this
is...

Marcus

I believe this is a troll, but, nevertheless, just be sure to write your name on your arm, as they
are advising everyone who stays behind to do.

Mary

go for it, the gene pool need thinning out again anyway.

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I believe this is a troll, but, nevertheless, just be sure to write your

name

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on your arm, as they are advising everyone who stays behind to do.

And what, pray, is the point of that?

Do Yankees have a fear of being washed out to sea, drowned, then their bloated corpse being
recovered and buried in an unidentified grave?

Do hurricane force winds moderate themselves into warm zephyrs as soon as they notice a human with
his/her name scrawled in biro on their arm?

Does St. Peter offer a special welcome for those kind enough to provide him with a visual prompt of
their name on arrival at the Gates of Heaven?

Quick, tell all by return. I simply *must* know.

Roger.

MaryO49 said:

I believe this is a troll, but, nevertheless, just be sure to write your name on your arm, as they
are advising everyone who stays behind to do.

And make sure the ink is water soluble. 🙂

--
Doug Freese [email hidden]

(TheRacker) said:

go for it, the gene pool need thinning out again anyway.

I still can't figure out how they snuck a Bush into the gene pool. That's the best arguement for
forced sterilization I've ever seen.