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YoYo
"The will to win means nothing without the will to prepare." Goals: Keep on running!
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A Saucy Wench
Adjusting Race Pace for Heat: Estimated temperature at finish - Slower than goal pace - 8 min mile becomes... 55-60 degrees - 1% - 8:05 60-65 degrees - 3% - 8:15 65-70 degrees - 5% - 8:25 70-75 degrees - 7% - 8:35 75-80 degrees - 12% - 8:58 80-85 degrees - 20% - 9:35 Above 85 degrees - Forget it... run for fun * Note: This chart is based upon my own experience in the heat and talking to other runners. It has no scientific verification.
I have become Death, the destroyer of electronic gadgets
"When I got too tired to run anymore I just pretended I wasnt tired and kept running anyway" - dd, age 7
Good Bad & The Monkey
http://scienceofsport.blogspot.com/2008/05/fatigue-series-part-5-exercise-in-heat.html Essentially, they claim that there's something in our makeup as humans that forces the body to recruit less muscle when exercising in the heat so as not to increase our core temperature to an extreme point, and they've got some science to back this up.
Per K
I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.
Poor baby
Half Fanatic #846
"I don't always roll a joint, but when I do, it's usually my ankle" - unk. "Frankly autocorrect, I'm getting a bit tired of your shirt". I ran half my last race on my left foot!
I've got a fever...
On your deathbed, you won't wish that you'd spent more time at the office. But you will wish that you'd spent more time running. Because if you had, you wouldn't be on your deathbed.
Jhorner recently posted this, elsewhere: Tinman: Heat Index Total Performance Change Sample Adjustments to Pace Per Mile 120F +16.33% 5:49 3:36.9 110 F +12.00% 5:36 3:28.8 100 F +8.33% 5:25 3:22.0 90 F +5.33% 5:16 3:16.4 80 F +3.00% 5:09 3:12.0 70 F +1.66% 5:05 3:09.5 60 F +.33% 5:01 3:07.0 50 F 0% 5:00 3:06.4 40 F +.33% 5:01 3:07.0 30 F +1.66% 5:05 3:09.5 20F +3.00% 5:09 3:12:0 10F +5.33% 5:16 3:16.4 0F +8.33% 5:25 3:22.0
Personally, I prefer very hot weather over very cold weather for running, but I think I might be in a minority there.
One day at a time
If you're not used to running in the heat, then it most likely will affect you. It also depends on the length of the race and how fast you are as a general rule because those factors determine how long you're going to be running. The longer you spend in the heat, the more it's going to impact your time. Personally, I prefer very hot weather over very cold weather for running, but I think I might be in a minority there.