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i am trainin to do the GNR this yr an went for a run this afternoon, i nearly baked!! has anyone got any good strategies for keepin to your schedule when the weather gets too hot to run in?! - i ended up walking lots today as my legs felt like lead an i felt v.hot. i am only up to 3 miles at the mo and that is only at 13min miles pace! (hence the name), i dont want to get put off from running in the heat tho....so, what do you guuys do?
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Run at 4am.
like your name - dead slow. With the emphasis on dead, and slow.
I'm a student - i just see 4am from a different side to my housemates
try to avoid races that start at 11am or later:-(
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thanks welsh alex, yeah that is exactly how i felt when i ran this afternoon dead and slow! hehehe
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but try getting a bandana , soaking it in cold water and tie it round your neck
maybe have a wash or even a shower in cold water so you dont start off too hot
you could even soak your vest or tshirt in cold water and then put it on to cool you down before you start in this heat
take a very cold bottle of water with you and drink it or pour it over you
I enjoy running in the heat now, although sometimes it can be a bit too hot. I used to hate it, but I've gradually acclimatised myself to it and always run slower that I would in cooler weather, except when I am racing.
I am entering the Wycombe half marathon in three weeks time, for the sixth successive year. Two of those years have been incredibly hot, one of them with 20% of the people who started, dropping out during the race. I now finish in about the top 10% for this race, simply because I have prepared for it by running in how weather. It really is just a matter of gradual acclimatisation.
thanks for the advice forest runner - good luck with the half!
DS
Best tip, use shaded route.
1. Make sure you drink enough fluid in the day before your run. (Or if you run early before you go to bed.)
2. Wear suitable clothing i.e. don't wear long bottoms in 30c heat.
3. MENTALLY tell yourself you can run the distance and don't worry about running it slower.
Took lots of water and didn't worry about time, feel really good now :-)
Guess I shouldn't complain cos I hate it when it's cold and damp.
Happy plodding everyone.
am really trying to convincemyself to go
get a suntan as well :-D
What a great tool the baseball cap is!
Just came in for more water!! My run is going to be about 6 this evening, hope it will have cooled down by then :-)
Some random tips, some of them already given above:
- seek out shade, best of all off tarmac, along trails, in woods; bike or drive to a suitable place if you need to;
- go slow, slow, slow;
- wear suitable gear, wicking is best, protect shoulders and vulnerable areas so not necessarily a vest;
- hydrate!! and this means not just water, look at electrolyte drinks or nuun tablets (which I've just discovered, and they're ace - www.nuun.com);
- protect your head, wear a cap or look at the visor buffs at buffwear.co.uk, these protect the back of your neck too;
- treat yourself to a cold beer when you get home (unless you have to go to work like me, sniff).
Hope this helps!
However, it will be good preparation for a 10K I'm doing in July, so needs must.
I shall be carrying two RunAid bottles, will wear my Adidas Climacool cap (best buy this year), and will probably be jogging around at about 2 minutes/mile slower than normal......
Still, I'll have more time to admire the beautiful countryside, and will hopefully beat my record for most number of rabbits!
Just seems to me that early on the air seems crisper and cleaner, as if I'm the first person to breathe it in. In the evening it's a polluted, used kind of air.
I agree with the earlier advice - run early and take lots of water (Camelbaks are great for this). And don't dress head-to-toe in black or wear a tracksuit.
I was wearing wicking everything but just felt awful. There didn't seem to be any breeze either.
I'm used to running at lunchtimes in the heat but this was just dreadful.
Funnily enough, I didn't see anyone and I usually see at least 8 others running and some cyclists. The only other mad people out were off getting their Sunday papers.