Running during a heat wave (Read 611 times)

10 miles this morning. 73 + 64 = 137

 

I'm not complaining.

That sounds downright pleasant.

8 miles at dusk. 95+70 at the start. 88+75 at the finish. Meh.

At least the sunset was pretty.

8 miles at dusk. 95+70 at the start. 88+75 at the finish. Meh.

 

At least the sunset was pretty.

Monkeyville is in the shade.  If I ran outside it would be in full sun with 8ft corn on both sides fueling the humidity via transpiration.

Today I took a piece of stainless steel out of the house.  In 2 minutes it was raining condensation off the surface.

I'll take the treadmill for $500, Alex.

I did not run in Monkeyville.

 

Many of the greenways around here have tall grasses and wildflowers, fields that create that same humidity tunnel effect. I think of your comments on this often when the steam exudes from them as I try to breathe.

 

I missed that in your log.  Details.  

I welcome you to try a true corn canyon someday.  Grasses and wildflowers don't hold a candle to corn grown at >1ft/week on both sides of a narrow country road.  Never would have thought it prior to living here.

I actually route my runs differently each year, depending upon where they plant soybeans instead of corn.

I missed that in your log.  Details.  

 

I welcome you to try a true corn canyon someday.  Grasses and wildflowers don't hold a candle to corn grown at >1ft/week on both sides of a narrow country road.  Never would have thought it prior to living here.

 

I actually route my runs differently each year, depending upon where they plant soybeans instead of corn.

Plenty of corn here, but it's stupid for me to run near it when I have access to tree cover elsewhere.

However your theory may explain why I was drenched in sweat today despite the pleasant conditions. I ran the on the canal towpath. Plenty of shade but also tons of vegetation.

We're looking at MI of 174 later today (97+77). I managed to make myself wake up and get straight out the door yesterday for my 10 miler and was still really miserable by half way. I have really been dragging all summer. My daughter, who is about 7" shorter and 60 lbs lighter, is not nearly so impacted. We can run together just fine when it's cooler out but I'm too slow for her to tolerate in the heat.

That's how it works. Last couple days, I've lost ~ 1 lb per mile run as sweat. That means that over a 4 mile run, I sweat out a half gallon. It sucks, but it acclimates and strengthens you for a fall running season.

 

And always remember the Misery Index. Temperature + Dew Point. If it is above 140, it is miserable. Above 150 truly sucks. Above 160 is dangerous. Most of this week around here it has been ~165. Makes running awesome. Not. But it does make the post-run beer all the more wonderful. 

Yesterday's long run in Austin started at 79+75 = 154. The first 18 miles were along mostly shaded trail so it actually wasn't too bad, mainly because we went super-slow. Then the next 10 miles were mostly in the open, and we ended at 95+71 = 166, that was not fun. My training partner was not happy in the last 5 miles. We saw an older runner lying on the pavement along the way, some other runners were already attending to him, we gave him some of our water to drink and wash his face and neck to cool down. It appeared he didn't have any water with him, and neither did some of the other runners who stopped to help (one of them did have a small bottle of gatorade). There are water fountains every mile or 2 along the trail so some folks probably think they can get away with not carrying any water with them, not a smart thing to do in this weather imo.

90 + 73 in PA.  Going out around 5:00.  Hazy cloud cover.  Not sure if this will help, or confuse my poor body even more...but I don't want to swim...

Back to full sun.