Well,
For the first time I failed to completely finish a long run. I started running too late on Sunday morning and chose a horrible, unshaded area to run in. I slept in on Sunday and since we had to celebrate father's day at two locations in Mobile I figured I would not be able to run that night. I did not realize how dang hot it would be at 8:30 in the morning. The run even started out alright. I ran over by the YMCA and decided to try out a new long running path. The problem is the area I chose to run in had no shade at all. By the time I reached three miles my skin was burning, I was almost out of water, and my clothes and body were drenched in sweat. By mile five I saw my car in view and decided that I had to get out of the sun and not complete the final two miles in the heat. It sucks, but being alive is better than suffering from heat stroke due to my persistence in running an additional two miles.
The heat also screwed up my trail run on Tuesday. The whole time we were running it felt like I was in a sauna full of ticks. I ran my required six miles but it was completed in a longer time than I wanted. Some good news though, trail running will be coming to an end as coach has decided we need to do track work from now on...YAHOO!!!
The long run for the week is eight miles on Sunday. I will either get up at five and complete it, run it at the Y or run after 6:00pm in the evening.
I will not run during the hottest parts of the day, I will not run in the hottest parts of the day..........
For the first time I failed to completely finish a long run. I started running too late on Sunday morning and chose a horrible, unshaded area to run in. I slept in on Sunday and since we had to celebrate father's day at two locations in Mobile I figured I would not be able to run that night. I did not realize how dang hot it would be at 8:30 in the morning. The run even started out alright. I ran over by the YMCA and decided to try out a new long running path. The problem is the area I chose to run in had no shade at all. By the time I reached three miles my skin was burning, I was almost out of water, and my clothes and body were drenched in sweat. By mile five I saw my car in view and decided that I had to get out of the sun and not complete the final two miles in the heat. It sucks, but being alive is better than suffering from heat stroke due to my persistence in running an additional two miles.
The heat also screwed up my trail run on Tuesday. The whole time we were running it felt like I was in a sauna full of ticks. I ran my required six miles but it was completed in a longer time than I wanted. Some good news though, trail running will be coming to an end as coach has decided we need to do track work from now on...YAHOO!!!
The long run for the week is eight miles on Sunday. I will either get up at five and complete it, run it at the Y or run after 6:00pm in the evening.
I will not run during the hottest parts of the day, I will not run in the hottest parts of the day..........
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