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 2009-06-26 1:27 PM in reply to: #2245834 |
Champion  11989      Philly 'burbs |  Subject: RE: Anyone else having issues with the heat??noelle1230 - 2009-06-26 2:22 PM miami9296 - 2009-06-26 1:19 PM lkc01234 - 2009-06-26 9:38 AM Yeah...I know it's hotter elsewhere - - but it's abig change. Yesterday it said "88, feels like 102". I'm not trying to run outside! That's just crazy...but I still need to build up my running for my first tri in a few weeks - - how can I do that if my body is just not letting me...what am I doing wrong?? I hate to state the obvious, but you ARE doing a race in a few weeks...more than likely, if it's here, there is a REALLY good chance that it will be the same temp we are at now or HOTTER! No time like the present to suck it up and get used to it...trust me, I know how bad it can be...I've been a runner since the age of 13 and the only way to get used to it, train in it. But like the others said, be smart and be safe. I would hate for you to be inside all these training sessions, and come the day of the race, it's hotter than a monkey's azz outside, and you have issues. GOOD LUCK and know we are all suffereing with ya!
x2. BTW, how hot is monkey's azz??  it's as hot as a witch's t!t is cold |
| 2009-06-26 1:32 PM in reply to: #2244865 |
Master 1480 Muskego, WI | Subject: RE: Anyone else having issues with the heat?? one thing that helps me alot (on the bike only) is freezing my camel back half full with (insert your hydration) then top off just prior to leaving. (make sure the tube is empty and the bottom of the tube is empty...blow air into resevoir prior to freezing otherwise you can't drink for awhile until it melts). Keeps your back cool, and keeps fluids cool for at least 2 1/2 hrs in 90 degree weather! Frozen bottle of water in bottle holder, as it melts you can pour on yourself to cool down. if this helps one person...worth the time it took to type! |
| 2009-06-26 1:35 PM in reply to: #2245856 |
Master 2167 Livonia, MI | Subject: RE: Anyone else having issues with the heat?? mrbbrad - 2009-06-26 1:27 PM noelle1230 - 2009-06-26 2:22 PM miami9296 - 2009-06-26 1:19 PM lkc01234 - 2009-06-26 9:38 AM Yeah...I know it's hotter elsewhere - - but it's abig change. Yesterday it said "88, feels like 102". I'm not trying to run outside! That's just crazy...but I still need to build up my running for my first tri in a few weeks - - how can I do that if my body is just not letting me...what am I doing wrong?? I hate to state the obvious, but you ARE doing a race in a few weeks...more than likely, if it's here, there is a REALLY good chance that it will be the same temp we are at now or HOTTER! No time like the present to suck it up and get used to it...trust me, I know how bad it can be...I've been a runner since the age of 13 and the only way to get used to it, train in it. But like the others said, be smart and be safe. I would hate for you to be inside all these training sessions, and come the day of the race, it's hotter than a monkey's azz outside, and you have issues. GOOD LUCK and know we are all suffereing with ya!
x2. BTW, how hot is monkey's azz?? it's as hot as a witch's t!t is cold Ooohh....that helps, thanks!!  |
| 2009-06-26 1:44 PM in reply to: #2245763 |
Elite 2729 Puyallup, WA | Subject: RE: Anyone else having issues with the heat?? Tyrell - 2009-06-26 1:04 PM Upper 90's to low 100's for the past 3+ weeks in Austin, TX. HTFU There is a reason why I don't live in Texas. |
| 2009-06-26 5:38 PM in reply to: #2244865 |
Master 1322 Chicago | Subject: RE: Anyone else having issues with the heat?? I'm also in Chicago so I know exactly what you mean. It was like 92 but the heat index with the humidity was 102-106 or something insane like that. I had tri practice on Tuesday and for the life of my I had a hard time keeping my HR down and ended up having to walk a whole bunch to stay in the zones she was asking us to. Inside I can run while at the top of zone3, but just WALKING I was in zone 4 (Although I had just swam and walked to practice so I was a bit tired) My solution isn't helpful though. Turn on my air. Park the trainer in front of the TV and hope the AC makes it to the room where the treadmill is. Yes, it's hotter other places but when you go from 70 degrees nearly all spring all the way upto 106 heat index in a matter of days it's not about HTFU. Its about getting adjusted, staying hydrated and easing into it. But I'm just a beginner too so what do I know  Edited by IdealMuse 2009-06-26 5:40 PM |
| 2009-06-26 5:54 PM in reply to: #2245834 |
Master 2158 | Subject: RE: Anyone else having issues with the heat?? x2. BTW, how hot is monkey's azz?? A monkey once bit my wife while we were watching hippos is Kenya. Trust me, it is HOT! I live in Miami, also hot, but not so hot as the Monkey parts. However, you have to take it slow. During the hot months I tend to re-introduce walking into my running. I will run for 10-20 min and take a 1-2 min walk break and drink some of my liquids (water or Ultima). I can't say it helps, but it lets me keep going. Good luck and keep at it! |
| 2009-06-26 6:21 PM in reply to: #2244865 |
New user 70 | Subject: RE: Anyone else having issues with the heat?? NEWBIE ALERT! OK, I am new to BT Forums, what does it mean when someone posts "X2" after they quote someone?? |
| 2009-06-26 6:58 PM in reply to: #2244865 |
Master 2491 | Subject: RE: Anyone else having issues with the heat?? x2 means, "I agree," or literally, times two. Back to the heat, I begin to ignore my HR zones when the heat goes up, otherwise my pace would be steadily decreasing as racing season kicks in. In winter, when the temperatures have a fairly steady effect on my body (freezing in Michigan) HR is a great guide. In the spring, my HR begins to get higher along with the temperatures, so I wear my HRM but switch off the beeper and go more by RPE. I still keep an eye on HR, just to see, and log all of it. My first year training with the HRM, I stuck strictly to my zones and found I only had one gear, zone 2, in races. Now, I do intervals, tempo runs, and use RPE come springtime, freeing myself from the shackles of the HRM (but still using it to gather information). |
| 2009-06-26 7:22 PM in reply to: #2244865 |
Champion 9600 Fountain Hills, AZ | Subject: RE: Anyone else having issues with the heat?? I did bike intervals on Wed, here in AZ at 1:30pm. It was 107 degrees. It was....humbling as always when it's summer here. |
| 2009-06-26 8:37 PM in reply to: #2244865 |
Master 1322 Chicago | Subject: RE: Anyone else having issues with the heat?? monkeyboy64 Thanks for posting that about HR and PRE, because I was just asking that question to myself in my training blog earlier today. My training group is going by HR and between the heat and my being a heavier runner I feel like I'm not getting in enough proper run time to properly prepare myself for my oly in 10 weeks trying to keep in the zones she's given me. While I understand the theory of using mostly zone2 it sounds more like a long term training solution. When I trained myself last summer using the BT 3x Oly plan I think I mostly trained in zones 3 and 4 (I wasn't wearing my monitor) and I progressed from not being a runner at ALL to running for and hour and a half or 7 miles... and I was progressing along faster then I feel like I am now after backsliding over the winter. I guess this belongs in another post though. Don't mean to hijack, but good to know that others feel RPE might be the way to go especially when it's warm. |
| 2009-06-26 11:50 PM in reply to: #2245763 |
Expert 1139 Austin | Subject: RE: Anyone else having issues with the heat?? Tyrell - 2009-06-26 1:04 PM Upper 90's to low 100's for the past 3+ weeks in Austin, TX. HTFU +1 Went on an hour+ ride yesterday, only difference was I gulped down twice the amount of water as usual. I'd love it if it was only 80 degrees outside right now. |
| 2009-06-27 12:22 AM in reply to: #2244865 |
Expert 721 | Subject: RE: Anyone else having issues with the heat?? One thing to add- If you are always living in air-conditioned environments, running in the heat will be much more difficult because your body isn't acclimated to the heat at all. Try turning the AC down at home (and work if you can), and you may find it more bearable during workouts. |
| 2009-06-27 1:56 AM in reply to: #2244865 |
Extreme Veteran 365 Hattiesburg, MS | Subject: RE: Anyone else having issues with the heat?? I find it funny when people say oh its such in such degrees hotter or colder where I live so HTFU. Thats great and all but where you live you are used to how the weather is when you are training. So to everyone that says HTFU I have it ruffer than someone else does, because I HTFU in the weather where I live. You just sound stupid. |
| 2009-06-27 8:23 AM in reply to: #2244865 |
Veteran 115 San Antonio, TX | Subject: RE: Anyone else having issues with the heat?? Here in San Antonio we've been over 100 for what seems like 2 weeks now. Being originally from Wisconsin it took me 2 summers to acclimate to the normal summer heat here, but the heat we've seen this summer so far has been just brutal. My last run outside a couple of days ago was at 8 pm and even then it was still 97-98. I was breathing hard almost immediately, legs felt like lead, etc. just miserable. I for one can't train outside in that kind of heat. These days I find myself doing more swim workouts and running on the treadmill at the gym. I've seen a few running out in the mid day heat and think to myself that they are either really well acclimated or left their brain at home. Training in the kind of heat we've had the last few weeks is just asking for some kind of heat injury in my opinion. |
| 2009-06-27 9:22 AM in reply to: #2244865 |
Member 41 Central Ms. | Subject: RE: Anyone else having issues with the heat?? Yeah. I got up at 4:30 am, ran 16-1/2 miles ,at a slow 12 minute a mile pace, lost 4 lbs. water weight, The heat makes me run a lot slower. Training for a marathon in Oct. Here south of Jackson,Ms. Courage sometimes doesn't comming roaring like a lion, Sometimes it is a quite voice at the end of the day saying " I will try again tommorow" |
| 2009-06-27 1:20 PM in reply to: #2244865 |
Expert 939 Tulsa | Subject: RE: Anyone else having issues with the heat?? I'd take 110-115 with little humidity all day over 95-100 with 70-90% humidity. I can run in the "HEAT" all day, but once that humidity reaches a certain point i just can't keep enough fluids in me. |
| 2009-06-27 2:39 PM in reply to: #2244865 |
| Member 38 | Subject: RE: Anyone else having issues with the heat?? It's 99 F here in south Georgia right now ("feels like 103" according to weather.com). I have always chuckled when I heard swimmers talk about how hot the water is. I've never felt that the water was too hot until today when I went to an outdoor pool to swim laps. It was ridiculous. Everyone was getting out of the pool to cool off ... I'll be swimming indoors the rest of the summer. |
| 2009-06-27 5:56 PM in reply to: #2244865 |
Elite 2423 | Subject: RE: Anyone else having issues with the heat?? Its like cycling but instead of its more TITH. Eventually you body will learn to better cope, I do say cope not deal or acclimatize. |
| 2009-06-27 8:19 PM in reply to: #2244865 |
Veteran 301 Smithfield, VA | Subject: RE: Anyone else having issues with the heat?? Lots of good points already made. For me, I slow down a bit when the temps climb and seriously hydrate. Even then, I often "consider" walking at a few points along my routes. I tested out a new route through the woods today, and loved the shade. Felt 20 degrees cooler than out on the pavement. As I was driving home, I was planning how often I could run there vs my normal routes. Once in the shower, I found two ticks on me...so I'm thinking I'll probably stick with the slower pace in the heat on most days rather than hosting parasites. |
| 2009-06-28 2:03 AM in reply to: #2244865 |
Veteran 295 | Subject: RE: Anyone else having issues with the heat?? Living in AZ its still over 100 degrees at 9pm...but I'm thankful we don't have to deal with the humidity. I run right before sunset and it is still sooo damn hot...today I soaked my hat in cold water and put it in the fridge...than put it on right before my run...course it was dry in 10 minutes....next time I'm gonna soak my shirt in a cooler of ice and put it on right before I run...hoping that will help for a while...Maybe this will work for someone else too! |
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