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"Gary" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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| Is there a way to Delete the spam?

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| I'm not doing too bad although the 90 degrees in PA sure
| killed me yesterday. Any suggestions with running in heat. My coach
| told me I have a harder time due to my lightness in weight. Is this
| true or something he told me to make me feel better.

Typically, extra weight makes it harder in hot weather.
But some people are more sensitive to heat than other irrespective of their
built, even if they are not running. Don't forget to take electrolytic fluids
when you are running in hotter conditions. Also try scheduling your runs
in early mornings or late evenings on hot days, or take a day off.

Gary said:

Is there a way to Delete the spam? I haven't been here in a while (I

You need to use a better newsreader than the online google groups if you
want to do any filtering.

Quoted message said:

started a microeconomics course). Anyway how has everyone's runs been
going. I'm not doing too bad although the 90 degrees in PA sure
killed me yesterday. Any suggestions with running in heat. My coach

Just get in the miles. Don't worry about how fast you're running, you're
going to be slow in these conditions. Just build a good base, and you
will be fast when it cools down.

Quoted message said:

told me I have a harder time due to my lightness in weight. Is this
true or something he told me to make me feel better.

I think being smaller is an advantage in warm conditions.

*Everyone* is going to be substantially slower in 90 degree conditions.

Cheers,
--
Elflord

Gary said:

Is there a way to Delete the spam? I haven't been here in a while (I
started a microeconomics course). Anyway how has everyone's runs been
going. I'm not doing too bad although the 90 degrees in PA sure
killed me yesterday. Any suggestions with running in heat. My coach
told me I have a harder time due to my lightness in weight. Is this
true or something he told me to make me feel better.
Thanks Gary

It's amazing how many people I see wearing cotton t-shirts while
running on 90-plus degree days. They get sopping wet and heavy and
cling to your skin. Feels horrible. If you're not doing this already,
you should wear singlets made of some lightweight, moisture-wicking
fabric, such as you can find at any sporting goods store. Same with
your shorts.

John B. said:

It's amazing how many people I see wearing cotton t-shirts while
running on 90-plus degree days. They get sopping wet and heavy and
cling to your skin. Feels horrible. If you're not doing this already,
you should wear singlets made of some lightweight, moisture-wicking
fabric

Better yet: topless.

John B. said:

Gary said:

Is there a way to Delete the spam? I haven't been here in a while (I
started a microeconomics course). Anyway how has everyone's runs been
going. I'm not doing too bad although the 90 degrees in PA sure
killed me yesterday. Any suggestions with running in heat. My coach
told me I have a harder time due to my lightness in weight. Is this
true or something he told me to make me feel better.
Thanks Gary

It's amazing how many people I see wearing cotton t-shirts while
running on 90-plus degree days. They get sopping wet and heavy and
cling to your skin. Feels horrible. If you're not doing this already,
you should wear singlets made of some lightweight, moisture-wicking
fabric, such as you can find at any sporting goods store. Same with
your shorts.

i have a pair of shirts and i don't wear a t shirt

Gary said:

Is there a way to Delete the spam? I haven't been here in a while (I
started a microeconomics course). Anyway how has everyone's runs been
going. I'm not doing too bad although the 90 degrees in PA sure
killed me yesterday. Any suggestions with running in heat. My coach
told me I have a harder time due to my lightness in weight. Is this
true or something he told me to make me feel better.
Thanks Gary

I ran today in a 95-degree heat index. It zapped the hell out of me. I
think the only way to deal with it is to get used to it. One of the
things I need to remind myself of is to drink some water BEFORE the run.
In previous years, I ran on one of those city-provided running tracks
with a sawdust-padded track. It also had a water fountain situated at a
convenient spot. These days I'm running on the street, from work to my
apartment, so there's no convenient watering hole. I'm going to need to
take this hydration thing more seriously, with forethought. This
contrasts with my prior attitude, which was to take it for granted.

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Alric Knebel

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John B. said:

Gary said:

Is there a way to Delete the spam? I haven't been here in a while (I
started a microeconomics course). Anyway how has everyone's runs been
going. I'm not doing too bad although the 90 degrees in PA sure
killed me yesterday. Any suggestions with running in heat. My coach
told me I have a harder time due to my lightness in weight. Is this
true or something he told me to make me feel better.
Thanks Gary

It's amazing how many people I see wearing cotton t-shirts while
running on 90-plus degree days. They get sopping wet and heavy and
cling to your skin. Feels horrible. If you're not doing this already,
you should wear singlets made of some lightweight, moisture-wicking
fabric, such as you can find at any sporting goods store. Same with
your shorts.

I plead guilty to that. Evidently I was mistaken in thinking that
cotton was a good thing.

--
_________________
Alric Knebel

http://www.ironeyefortress.com/C-SPAN_loon.html
http://www.ironeyefortress.com

"Alric Knebel" <alric@[cableone.net]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I ran today in a 95-degree heat index. It zapped the hell out of me.
I think the only way to deal with it is to get used to it.

My races are not just long but often warm. Most years my long runs take
on the conditions of the race so I get a gradual acclimation. In other
years the weather did not cooperate with long runs(too cool) so I had
try other variations. One was to just wear more layers when the temps
were cooler. The other was to find a track usually some other day during
the week when the temp was to soar and simply run very slowly for an
hour or two mid-day with fluid of course. If you doing short stuff then
a hour may be just fine. So yes, you have to get used to it.

It's never really fun to run in the heat so gradual acclimation to some
degree of toleration is necessary. Same logic holds for hills, speed,
etc. Heat is just on more variable in the running game.

Quoted message said:

One of the things I need to remind myself of is to drink some water
BEFORE the run.

Try this before any run even in the winter. Your body will thank you
even if you don't feel thirsty.

Quoted message said:

In previous years, I ran on one of those city-provided running tracks
with a sawdust-padded track. It also had a water fountain situated at
a convenient spot. These days I'm running on the street, from work to
my apartment, so there's no convenient watering hole. I'm going to
need to take this hydration thing more seriously, with forethought.
This contrasts with my prior attitude, which was to take it for
granted.

Try a water bottle, hand held or waist pack or even a small camel back.
Even small degrees of dehydration are healthy and bring you a dead stop.

-Doug

Quoted message said:

Any suggestions with running in heat. My coach
told me I have a harder time due to my lightness in weight. Is this
true or something he told me to make me feel better.

Your coach is completely wrong. Lower body weight usually means lower BMI
(bodymass index), and therefore a greater surface area to body weight
ratio. This means your body is better a dissipating heat than someone that
is heavier.

--
Phil M.

Doug Freese said:

"Alric Knebel" <alric@[cableone.net]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I ran today in a 95-degree heat index. It zapped the hell out of me.
I think the only way to deal with it is to get used to it.

My races are not just long but often warm. Most years my long runs take
on the conditions of the race so I get a gradual acclimation. In other
years the weather did not cooperate with long runs(too cool) so I had
try other variations. One was to just wear more layers when the temps
were cooler. The other was to find a track usually some other day during
the week when the temp was to soar and simply run very slowly for an
hour or two mid-day with fluid of course. If you doing short stuff then
a hour may be just fine. So yes, you have to get used to it.

It's never really fun to run in the heat so gradual acclimation to some
degree of toleration is necessary. Same logic holds for hills, speed,
etc. Heat is just on more variable in the running game.

Quoted message said:

One of the things I need to remind myself of is to drink some water
BEFORE the run.

Try this before any run even in the winter. Your body will thank you
even if you don't feel thirsty.

Quoted message said:

In previous years, I ran on one of those city-provided running tracks
with a sawdust-padded track. It also had a water fountain situated at
a convenient spot. These days I'm running on the street, from work to
my apartment, so there's no convenient watering hole. I'm going to
need to take this hydration thing more seriously, with forethought.
This contrasts with my prior attitude, which was to take it for
granted.

Try a water bottle, hand held or waist pack or even a small camel back.
Even small degrees of dehydration are healthy and bring you a dead stop.

Thanks, Doug. But I didn't understand that LAST sentence. What do you
mean, "small degrees of dehydration are healthy"?

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">> Try a water bottle, hand held or waist pack or even a small camel back.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Even small degrees of dehydration are healthy and bring you a dead stop.

Thanks, Doug. But I didn't understand that LAST sentence. What do you
mean, "small degrees of dehydration are healthy"?

I'll take a wild guess, he meant to type "un" before healthy.

"Alric Knebel" <alric@[cableone.net]> wrote in message
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Doug Freese wrote:
Thanks, Doug. But I didn't understand that LAST sentence. What do
you mean, "small degrees of dehydration are healthy"?

Good catch, I meant NOT healthy. My fingers don't always work at the
pace of my head.

-Doug

Gary said:

Anyway how has everyone's runs been
going. I'm not doing too bad although the 90 degrees in PA sure
killed me yesterday. Any suggestions with running in heat.

Hydrate really well BEFORE running, take a little water during, if
necessary, and then rehydrate properly right after. I live in
Phoenix, and as soon as it starts getting hot I'll purposely run mid-
day to acclimate. I've done several 100 degree and over runs of 3-6.5
miles with no trouble at all. My mileage is low right now because I'm
slowly overcoming various injuries. I'm leading a summer running
program at my school which meets at 6:30 a.m., and the sub-90 degree
temps feel positively COOL after acclimating to the heat of the day!

Quoted message said:

My coach
told me I have a harder time due to my lightness in weight.

The only sense I can make of his comment is that he thinks that being
lighter you'll dehydrate more quickly? I don't think it makes a lot
of sense.

Good luck!

Bruce