@camaker forgot to ask how are those new pups doing? Need some cuteness updates.
Where are my fellow struggling Floridians? I have well and truly hit the wall and need a reminder that 1. heat stress is real and it's cumulative - and no, a drop in the heat index from 105 to 90 doesn't mean it's magically cool enough to feel any better, 2. that the heat really will break eventually, and 3. that this happens every year, and every year we get through it and see better times with less effort when it finally cools down. Because I keep telling myself these things and none of it matters: I am in misery down here, people!!!
I had a back-to-back weekend of 4.5 Sat and 12 Sunday. I did it all right: got out there long before sun-up, hydrated properly, electrolyted properly, slowed waaay down, aimed for shade wherever I could... and by mile 10 of my 12-er, I couldn't run more than 20 seconds at a time without feeling heat stress. I may need to not even look at HR for a while, because watching it keep going up and up in the heat, while my pace gets slower and slower, just stresses me out. I need a cold front STAT!
OMG enjoy every moment of that!!! Nothing here in West-Central FL: local weather person could only offer highs of 89 instead of 90 next week, lol!I don't know about you, but we have a cold front getting to us middle of this week in SE GA. Wed-Fri Lows in the mid 60s, with highs in the mid 80s
I visited Mumbai, India last year, which has this huge smog dome over it. I was glad that I hadn't planned to try to run there, because it seems like it wouldn't have done my lungs any favors. So I'm sympathizing with your situation.
It seems to me like you need to safeguard your health first, because there will be more races later. You said that the treadmills at the gyms are busy. Do you have any facilities that have indoor tracks? In the US, some places have indoor tracks that are about 1/10 mile long...it's a lot of laps to get anywhere, but it might be better than nothing.
I have well and truly hit the wall and need a reminder that 1. heat stress is real and it's cumulative...
My attitude is: Bring it Mother Nature. You haven't killed me yet (although this can always be the year).
Yes, that's it, exactly! I can only speak from personal experience, but even when I wasn't adding marathon training into my summers, I just feel chronically overheated every Sept. here in FL. It's like even if I'm shivering in my way-too-cold air conditioned office, I'm still feeling overheated on the inside: dull headache, worn out, no energy, feeling dehydrated, even while drinking plenty of water. I've always assumed it comes from no break in the heat for 6 months. But it also seems to be getting worse as I get older, so that's fun.This year, I just ran out of gas. It's mid-September and still hot as [insert curse word here]. Even my easy runs seem like death marches. It's like my body has said 'Enough'.
The freaky dry air has been doing a number on me, as my lungs get really wheezy in humidity lower than around 65%. So I think in my case, the drier air has maybe helped sweat do its thing more effectively, but I'm still slowed by not being able to breathe well. Add in ragweed pollen and Sept. is a hot mess all around.This is my first summer running through the whole summer, and while I wouldn't say I have run out of gas, I have noticed that while temps haven't budged much, the humidity has jumped around a bit the last couple weeks. After a few days with a drier heat, a high humidity day really takes it out of me. My average pace has been coming down from the worst of the summer temps, so I think trying too hard on a day that I should have gone slower is part of it tho.
I’m new to this group too and the struggle is real! Just so much of life tries to get in the way, right? Anyhow my strategies: a) talking with fellow runners (in person or, on the DIS) and b) remembering how badly it feels to run a race underprepared. I personally can’t fake a half marathon (or even a 10k) so not a lot of wiggle room to skip runs. My problem this time around is all the other stuff - I’m not sleeping, eating or cross training like I should....Hi all- new to this group. I have done a ton of Run Disneys in the past incl challenges. I am not good at training- like at all. But I have committed to doing the *GASP* Dopey in Jan. How do you all stay motivated. I moved to Dallas last year and its so hot I have to do treadmill training. How do you all stay on track and motivated! I know there are a gazillion training plans out there so not looking for those- just the how to stay motivated and stick to a plan. Anyone else on the struggebus??