Faster Than Your Couch!
Even though I'm only on the wait list for MMT 100, I am getting concerned about the temperatures.
In PA, where I live, the temperatures have been below freezing consistently for a few weeks now (except for 1 or two days with temps in the lower 30's), whereas for MMT100, which is held in mid-May in VA, the weather is expected to be warm and humid.
If this winter in PA turns out to be long and dragged-out, we might have snow on the ground through April, and temperatures accordingly low.
How do I adjust to the warmer temperatures (80's) and high humidity other than just running way over-dressed, wearing multiple warm jackets and double pants instead of tights and just one light jacket (as it will still be cold in PA in April, so not even shorts-weather)?
Any ideas, tips?
I usually adapt to heat and humidity within a few days, say 4-5, but I won't have time to stay in VA before the race.
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Bundling up and running works, how about step ups in a sauna?
Treadmill. If you own one, crank up the heat in your house. If you have to go to the gym, you still get to run in 65-70 degree temps, and can overdress as well.
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I think probably the best thing to simulate it would be to use a TM and turn up the heat with over dressing. Running in the heat is probably my biggest weakness as a runner, which is odd because I live in Louisiana, a subtropical climate. I suffer each summer, but fall and winter are nice.
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Seriously though, I do not think the temps in VA in May are considered hot n humid. They could be but I do not think that is the norm.
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Winter is bound to end sometime Couch.
I think what you really need for MMT is a couple of long mountainous runs in the spring when the days get humid and warm. Maybe not 80's warm but humid warm. Really I see no way to replicate that indoors on a TM or bundled up in the winter. You might be able to get the heat you need indoors but the treadmill running for a long period of time.. blech. Are you able to travel for any of your long runs? Usually around here in April it's plenty warm at least a few weekends.
It's a tough call on the weather. The last time I volunteered down there (2013) it was only in the 60's but grey, still, and humid. So it was still tricky weather for the runners. The first year I ran it I ran most of the day shirtless, but by the next morning I was in a jacket. 80's and high humidity gave way to thunderstorms, a cold front, and finishing temps in the 50's with a chilly wind. The next year I ran it in lovely 60-80 degree temps. So yeah, I think the odds are it will get warm at some point.
Sorry if none of this helps. At this point I would not over think it based on your acclimation time. The fact that you like warm weather and acclimate quickly bodes well for you.
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It sounds like treadmill, or heat workouts indoors will have to be part of my training. I did a bit of a high-intensity workout indoors yesterday, with a space heater on. Liked it!
Taper: Thanks for the information. I should look up more about the weather at MMT!
I might be able to visit my FIL in April, and go for a run in the DC area. That's warmer than PA, and I know the area, so I can run long there, too.