You might think I'm joking, but seriously, it's just too freaking hot to have a good run right now. I can power through a lot, but when it's 80 degrees at 6:00 am, with 100% humidity? Running is going to be hard, so hard, and you're going to feel pretty terrible. So hey, take it easy. Run a little, but at this point, why push it? I think you can see where my weekly update is going, but just in case, this is what I did last week:
Monday: Woke up early and drove to The Woodlands to get my car in for service. It's a 140 mile round trip, on a lot of country roads. I was tired when we got home.
Tuesday: Celebrated my freedom (and America's birthday) by sleeping in.
Wednesday: No running but moved furniture around, so I'm counting that as weight training, ha!
Thursday: No running
Friday: No running
Saturday: I ran! It was a rough go for the first 1.5 miles, until I made a turn and finally got a breeze. A smaller group of Renegades meant we all ran solo, although people were ahead of and behind me, so although I ran alone, I really wasn't alone. Three ridiculously hot and sweaty miles later, I was glad to be done.
Saturday night: It was shady in our front grassy area, so Jeff and I went out and tossed the Frisbee around for a while. Shade does not equal cool, however - it was still 97 degrees when we did this, at 7:30 pm! Fun times, I'm getting a little better at throwing to my target as well as catching the disc, so practice is paying off.
Sunday: Slept in with a dog and a cat.
At least this week, I did go run yesterday morning with Jeff, but only for 2 miles because it's just stupid hot right now. Pretty much every summer ends up going like this; it's hard to make myself go outside and run when it's so hot. At this point, I'm just counting my non-running days as building up some recovery for when I start increasing my miles. And while I miss running more in theory, when I actually get out to run in this weather? Not so much, ha!
CC and I were shoe twins on Saturday - you can see us from a mile away with these bright yellow shoes!
I really feel for you. I seriously cannot imagine dealing with what I dealt with this morning on a regular basis. 4:45 - 76 degrees - 97% humidity - and what seems to matter more around here, the dewpoint was 72 (anything over 60 starts to feel uncomfortable). UGH. At least around here I know it doesn't last long... So, kudos to you for doing anything at all in those sorts of conditions.
ReplyDeleteI think it's the "regular basis" that starts to get to me - we are talking months of this, and as you know, it's just not much fun!
DeleteYou're making good decisions not to run in that heat!
ReplyDeleteThanks - I feel a bit bad for not keeping up the nice 5 mile base that I had, but I'm doing the best I can right now.
DeleteHaha! Don't is right. I'm so glad today is a running rest day. It's supposed to be in the 90s with high humidity. Ugh.
ReplyDeleteAhhh, nothing like prefect timing when it comes to a rest day and weather!
DeleteOur heat index was 104 yesterday! I walked in the house. I'm probably not going to walk outside for several more weeks.
ReplyDeleteThat's what our heat index has been as well - it's ridiculous, isn't it?!
DeleteI'm very glad you aren't running much in that weather. I'm glad I won't have to read a WWU where you had to go to the ER for heat stroke :)
ReplyDeleteI had intentions of beginning running this summer to train for the rock n roll half in December. Once I realized how badly that would end I decided to wait until the fall/winter to start running/training. I'll be ready for rock n roll 2018 :)
ReplyDeleteHumidity is a killer on a run!!!!!!!! Good job for getting in the 3 miles!!!!
ReplyDeleteIt's not the temp but the humidity. I keep forgetting until I get out there.
ReplyDeleteYou doing great just trying to run.
Exercising in the heat is no fun. Heat + humidity is like hell.
ReplyDeleteYour tips are spot-on! Running in that kind of weather (or even a slightly more mild version of it, as we have in the Midwest) can be so difficult and frustrating. I'll be counting the non-running days with you. Is it fall yet? :)
ReplyDeleteI took an Orangetheory class yesterday and realized the reason my legs felt so fresh, and why I could run so long and fast on the treadmill, was that I unintentionally took a week off from running! Oops. But it's just not appealing to me at all in this weather.
Sorry - meant to say "tip" :)
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