hello, everyone. welcome to 11 news saturday morning. i m lisa robinson. and i m kate amara live at the starting line. the 11th annual under armour baltimore marathon. this will be a record breaker today. 25,000 people have signed up to run the race. some 30,000 friends and family will turn out to cheer them on. they all have one big question the weather and the wind. for that we turn to tony pann. yeah, if there will are any weather issues today, it will be the wind. right now it is not that bad. we have a light southwest wind. the winds may be gusting over 20 miles per hour between clock and 10 between 8:00 and 10:00 a.m. a.m. do they let you run with the wind? i think it depends where you are in the race. let s go out to kate. kate, you know you have covered these marathons year after year. you know, the wind will be a huge factor for the runners. notice the wind picking up when i put my hat on. the marathon is 26.2 miles long. the gun goes off for the 5,
this morning we have marathon coverage, and kate will join us a little later. the wind will be an issue. i don t know if they like it sunny and dry, but you will have to run into the wind. be prepared for that. take a couple degrees off for the temperatures. there is a slight chill for temperatures. when you are running in, you are running into the wind. temperatures not that bad. 56 at the airport. west wind at 10. as soon as the sun comes up, the winds will start to kick in. the atmosphere will be what we call mixing. winds may gust up to 20 miles per hour during the racism race. keep that in mind. when we come back, we ll check the seven-day forecast. now let s go to kate at the starting line. at the intersection of russell and camden streets in downtown. hey, kate, good morning. tony, i have an answer for you. i talked to a race official. if you don t like the wind in your face, sure you can turn around and run backward. i have seen people run marathons juggli