Seattle Heat Wave!

I am actually looking forward to tomorrow. It is only going to be 82 degrees with 88% humidity at 6 am. I won't be able to go for a run with out my shoes squishing for at least three months. Heck, even in December it gets bad here.

Agreed, let's let up on them. It sucks that most of Seattle doesn't have AC and they're not used to this at all. I'm from TX too, and can't help but balk whenever it dips below 30 degrees.

Here in Austin, we've had over a month of 100+ days already this summer, and I've learned to run in the mornings, when it's still cool from the night before. If you try to go running in the evening around here (8ish), you are still dealing with 90+ degree heat, as it hasn't cooled down yet. At least in the mornings things dip down to around 80.

Run in the mornings, stay alive, and treat it like altitude, running a bit slower than normal. Your goal should be to survive the miles, not hammer them in that kind of heat. I used to do a lot of running with the UT guys, and their runs never went faster than 6:30 pace in July/August, logging 80-110 miles a week. We'd take several water breaks during runs and occasionally ask to make sure everyone was doing ok, as the heat was brutal.

Yes, I was very sorry to hear from my friend Mike Allison that he was suffering immensely from the hot, hot heat in Seattle. He runs around Greenlake often. I felt him up after that, and then he felt better I think but manalive if it isn't the damnedest heat consuming all our passions.

dadudester wrote:

true dat ... two years ago, we had a lot of 90 degree days; but last year and this year have been very cool. Avg. high for July normally 82; this year 76

Big picture - it's all what you're used to. When my friend in Seattle told me how hot it was 2 days ago my jaw dropped to the floor. I felt for him because they're not used to it.

its cold up here wrote:

I live in Michigan, and haven't used my air conditioning for the past two summers.

People the dew point is how you grade humidity. Compare dew points not relitive % humidity for that temperature. If you want the leader in that category in the US look at Houston. They had a 83degree dew point at 4:30am (Austin was at 69degrees and Seattle was at 61degrees). If you whine just remember the poor souls in Houston are actually in Hell right now.

Just ran 5 loops of Greenlake. I'm a master's runner based out of Redmond, Washington.

I've had to double my dose of Cialis during this heat wave.

Kids are at the lake, getting wet.

I'm hurting.

Going to grab a few with Tony and Tom.

Cheers!

All around the world, men with erectile dysfunction (ED) have taken 36-hour CIALIS as needed.

Greg M of UW, you are a real cracker!

It is much cooler in the seattle area today, not too hot at all.

Is that post from Greg Metcalf, the Univ of Washington coach? What does he have to do with erectile dysfunction?

I hadnt heard that the heat impacted THAT!?

Equally as important as cooling is the fact that your now hot stuffy environment needs to have an air filter purifying the air.

In hot temperatures, bacteria is far more likely to spread through the air and across various surfaces.

Families with young children or the elderly, restaurants, hospitals - they all need to have an air purifier as well.

Source:

http://www.air-purifier-home.com

for AC's, check out

http://www.air-conditioner-home.com

Please save your advertisements for another forum. There are enough here already.

Erin Waters wrote:

Equally as important as cooling is the fact that your now hot stuffy environment needs to have an air filter purifying the air.

In hot temperatures, bacteria is far more likely to spread through the air and across various surfaces.

Families with young children or the elderly, restaurants, hospitals - they all need to have an air purifier as well.

Source:

http://www.air-purifier-home.com

for AC\'s, check out

http://www.air-conditioner-home.com

Why post under the name Erin Waters? Your email, linked to your name, hints otherwise.We all know where you work now and hope you can sell some units, but please spare the sales pitch.

bigmonsterhorse wrote:

Please save your advertisements for another forum. There are enough here already.

Erin Waters wrote:

Equally as important as cooling is the fact that your now hot stuffy environment needs to have an air filter purifying the air.

In hot temperatures, bacteria is far more likely to spread through the air and across various surfaces.

Families with young children or the elderly, restaurants, hospitals - they all need to have an air purifier as well.

Source:

http://www.air-purifier-home.com

for AC's, check out

http://www.air-conditioner-home.com

I've seen Greg Metcalf at Neighbors before dancing, but I'm pretty darn sure the guy is straight.

macbook wrote:

It is much cooler in the seattle area today, not too hot at all.

Is that post from Greg Metcalf, the Univ of Washington coach? What does he have to do with erectile dysfunction?

I hadnt heard that the heat impacted THAT!?

fair is fair wrote:

popeye doyle wrote:

by the way, does anyone know if the dirt track at Queen Anne Bowl is short?

I worked out there for the first time this morning. The Seattle Parks website says it's 4 laps to the mile (440yd), but I think it's short, and I'd like to know for sure.

thanks!

It's short. It's 400 yards.

that sounds about right. thanks.

1500 wrote:

So true, summers in the south east suck so I won't live there but many in the PNW have never experienced temps in the upper 90's.

I don't live in the PNW bc I love the mountains but from my visits there it would be a great place to train.

Um, ever heard of the Cascades?

There is a park near my home (Fort Steilacoom,) which practically has a 360 degree view of mountains between the Olympics and Cascades, including Mt. Rainer. Sometimes at sunset the mountain turns burnt orange, it's amazing.

You mean the mountains that you can hardly get to see, because of the constant clouds from oct to june.

Wimps

A few months ago you pansies were posting & complaining about a little snow & how to get a run in if the sidewalks are snowy?

Now you complain about a couple days of heat. Welcome to weather in the rest of the country or just a few hours east in Spokane or beyond in Montana.

sorry for the pms, guys

i promise i won't make generalizations anymore

yours,

gayman

The most hardcore runners ran at the all-comers meet on Wednesday. Not only was it the hottest day in Seattle's recorded history, but we had ash and smoke blowing on us from that island on Lake Ballinger that caught on fire. Attendance was about 25% of the previous week, but a few runners did tough it out.

polevaultpower wrote:

The most hardcore runners ran at the all-comers meet on Wednesday. Not only was it the hottest day in Seattle\'s recorded history, but we had ash and smoke blowing on us from that island on Lake Ballinger that caught on fire. Attendance was about 25% of the previous week, but a few runners did tough it out.

Yes, absolutely the most \"hardcore\" runners were at a poorly attended all-comers meet.

Toughing out ash and smoke at an all-comers meet? Priceless.

Last, what do \"hardcore runners\" have to do with pole vault website marketing?

Thanks for all your contributions, Becca.

I don't know what you are talking about. Greg Metcalf is clearly gay. He has been seen with a gay masseuse in Renton a number of times.

Don't hide from the TRUTH.