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P.S. The picture is of my King Charles Cavalier.. My wife and I have two Cavaliers. The one in the picture above and a black and tan.,,,
I, too, have a Cavalier. Sweetest dogs ever! Mine doesn't wear glasses though.
If you have to run in hot weather, do it indoors on a treadmill.
+1
I've become a big believer in this. I made the mistake of running in the heat all last summer to train for an 11 mile race in the autumn. Now i realize that I would have gotten fitter by running more volume on an indoor treadmill.
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Speaking of hot weather, my neck has been getting burned in the last few days. I wear sunscreen lotion, but that doesn't seem to be enough for runs over an hour.
I've been wearing a hat that has a removable flap similar to this one: http://www.e4hats.com/uv-50-talson-side-mesh-flap-cap-grey.html
It works OK. However, what do others use to protect their necks? Bandanas around the neck?
not bad for mile 25
Mornings are cooler than evenings.
We had an interesting phenomenon in Nebraska yesterday, a heat burst. The chart shows the temp and dewpoint between 2:00 am and 5:00 am in Hastings, NE.
Feeling the growl again
Coppertone Sport high SPF (50-80) has always been sufficient for me. All the running and work I do outside, I use it almost daily and don't even have that much of a tan. I've got average skin, perhaps people with very light skin would need more.
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Wow! I didn't believe you, so I googled it. Sure enough. Who'd a thunk that was possible?
(I wouldn't run in thunder and lightning either)
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Wow! I didn't believe you, so I googled it. Sure enough. Who'd a thunk that was possible? (I wouldn't run in thunder and lightning either)
I'm only a little hurt.
old woman w/hobby
I keep ice water at my mail box and run past it frequently.
I drink and or pour on my head and neck as needed. My pace is even slower than
usual also. My distance might or might not be reduced depending how
acclimated I am.
steph
I thought you got creative, and played lying weatherman (aka weatherman) with us by producing some funky abnormal chart.
In all seriousness, though, that's funky stuff. Never realized that was even possible.
(I'm going to store this away for some intelligent chatter regarding useless information that 99.9% of people do not know. I'll look like an intellectual pulling out this chart after getting the "not possible" comments from those who know nothing about weather... haha).
I thought you got creative, and played lying weatherman (aka weatherman) with us by producing some funky abnormal chart. In all seriousness, though, that's funky stuff. Never realized that was even possible. (I'm going to store this away for some intelligent chatter regarding useless information that 99.9% of people do not know. I'll look like an intellectual pulling out this chart after getting the "not possible" comments from those who know nothing about weather... haha).
Glad to be able to supply a bit of one-upsman-worthy trivia.
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Keep running, but slow down, freeze your water bottle before running so you can be drinking ice water, put ice bags in your hat or in your shirt. I often fill a plastic bag with ice and stick it in my sports bra. Cooling down your torso goes a long way towards making you more comfortable. And I live in north Los Angeles County. Run this evening was in 94 degrees.
Keep running, but slow down, freeze your water bottle before running so you can be drinking ice water, put ice bags in your hat or in your shirt. I often fill a plastic bag with ice and stick it in my sports bra. Cooling down your torso goes a long way towards making you more comfortable.
And I live in north Los Angeles County. Run this evening was in 94 degrees.
I also live in LA county and when it gets too hot (over 85 for me) I will run before the sun comes up or after it goes down.