Hot September, 28-Degree November: What Weather Changes About Meet Day
The weather problem at a school meet is a standing-around problem, and logistics solve it.
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Hot day
Fluid on a schedule, not on thirst
A bottle on the bus, one across the morning, one finished 60-90 min out.
Salt comes from the pretzels and crackers already in the cooler.
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Hot day
The cooler stops being optional
Perishables get two hours between 40F and 140F, and one hour above 90F.
The sandwich that was fine at 8am is a different item by noon.
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Cold day
Thirst disappears, fluid loss does not
Cold drives blood inward, which raises urine output and blunts thirst.
They finish down on fluid having never once felt thirsty.
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Cold day
Warm fluid is what gets drunk
A thermos beats a cold bottle that sits untouched in a bag all morning.
Bars freeze, bananas turn to mush, and gloves do not open wrappers.
