taperweather
/ˈteɪpəˌwɛðə/nounVerified NewThe compulsive monitoring of weather forecasts during the final week before a race.
Runners who ignored the sky for months become meteorologists for seven days, refreshing models that disagree with each other and planning outfits for four climates. The race is unchanged by any of it; the taper demands something to check.
Etym. — taper (the pre-race reduction in training) + weather: the checking is a symptom of the taper, not the forecast.
Rel. — washoutlimbo
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