It has also been VERY HOT.
So far the weather has been absolutely ridiculous. Every day this week the temperature has soared to 30 degrees plus (that is 90 F). Add humidity on top of that and it feels like I am running in pea soup. My legs feel heavy and it is hard to breathe. Every mile felt like a battle this week.
My body does not like the heat, and navigating this new factor has been an adjustment. This is a huge change from my Half Marathon Training, which was done in heart of the cold, Canadian, icy winter. I am still trying to figure out when is the best time to run. Should I get up early and tackle my run first things in the Morning? Or should I wait until after the sun goes down and hit the road around 9pm? I just don't know.
I am leaning towards the AM at this point, despite my longing to stay under the covers. Tomorrow's long run will begin at 6 AM. Time will tell what is going to work best for me. I think it will just be trial and error until I figure out my new routine.
What time do you guys run? Or do your skip the heat all together and hit the treadmill instead?
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I hit the streets early - like 5 am early - to avoid having to run in the heat. Generally it's even early enough that the humidity hasn't even started to settle in yet. This morning's run was actually in a comfortable 16 degrees. It can be exhausting to be up that early but it's SOOOO worth it.
ReplyDeleteAlright it looks like early AM it is!
DeleteI love running early in the morning - most of the time its cooler than at night! :)
ReplyDeleteI agree with Sara; 5am in the summer is almost too late. Here in NYC, aka concrete jungle, it's just hot hot hot all day everyday. I have to beat the sun so I go our EARLY. Also, I recommend going early if possible because no one runs marathons at night ;-)...except maybe the Vegas 1/2!
ReplyDeleteI'm with everyone else here - up and at 'em EARLY for those long runs in the summer! I have 12 on tap for Saturday's marathon training run and plan to be up at 5am to get moving. It's going to be 90 that day and I don't want to be out in it if I don't have to! Good luck!!
ReplyDeleteIt's been really hot in the Ottawa/Gatineau area too! I'm running earlier in the morning because of it :)
ReplyDeleteI cannot wait until I'm training in the fall for my second half. It's been hot as you-who-whats here, I have a photo of it saying 106ºF here on a day I went running. Seriously. GROSS. I hate this weather. It makes for some seriously heavy legs.
ReplyDeletei really love early morning runs, but unfortunately in miami it seems the humidity is lower at night...so sometimes I hit the mill, but usually still do mornings
ReplyDeleteI either get up and run at 6-6:30 or I run on an indoor track at my gym. I do run outside in the heat on Thursdays for my team group run practice. It was 98 when we started tonight. Yikes. But having a big group makes it easier to stay motivated oh and a coach telling you what to do. So...I vote for the a.m. It sucks getting out of bed that early but then your workout is done for the day!!
ReplyDeleteWhen I lived in the states I would always get up early and get my run in. I always felt like that would be the best and coolest time... but now that I've just recently moved to Kuwait, I do all my runs on the treadmill. The heat here is unlike anything I've ever experienced, and I do not want to take the chance of hurting myself in anyway.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your marathon training. I can't wait to hear more about it :)
WOW Kuwait! I imagine that would be a huge change. What made you decide to move there? How is the running culture there?
DeleteOh, it's so hard to run in the heat. Go YOU!
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