It Was 107 In Dallas Today How the Hell Do You Do It?

wejo wrote:

People in the northeast don't understand it. They'll say it's hot even in DC and its nothing compared to Texas.

well how about from November to February when we're freezing our asses off and still running?

running in arkansas isn't much better, it was 105 today and its suppose to be 105 tomorrow with heat index making it feel like 115.

I usually never had a choice with my running schedule when I was back in Dallas. My only chance was between 4pm and 6pm most days as I absolutely cannot wake up early to run. It's not really all that bad so long as you keep hydrated all day and are used to the oppressive heat. It would usually take me about a week to acclimate to the heat after I arrived in Dallas every early August from California.

runner in arkansas wrote:

running in arkansas isn't much better, it was 105 today and its suppose to be 105 tomorrow with heat index making it feel like 115.

Interesting... I checked the weather across the entire state and the closest I could come to your description was 101 with an index of 112. That's pretty hot - there's no need to add a couple numbers just to "make sure" people know it's hot there.

i often run on my lunch break around noon. you just try to find as much shade as you can, don't worry about pace and drink lots of water. of course the other day when it was 105 i nearly didn't make it home. felt like a blast furnace.

my bad, i was looking at tomorrow forcast. no need to be a tool bag

It was not nice today. We stayed inside and found lots of things to do. Too bad they have the water parks closed for decontamination. Those help a lot.

I've got two runners from the Austin area training for fall marathons. Both have been getting up to run very early on their long runs ((6:00 am) and have actually resorted to hitting the treadmonster for tempo runs and even some speedwork.

Here in Michigan we've had a very mild summer. I find myself forgetting that these runners in Texas have that heat to deal with. You would think after living there for 10 years I'd remember!

I am one of those early morning runners. In Austin, you can go early and have lower temps (upper 70s to 80) but high humidity or wait until afternoon or evening with high temps but much lower humidity. Either way I think your running is negatively affected due to the length of time these temps last and long term dehydration.

It seems as if there aren't many elites training here in Texas during the summers.

Is this related to the Rupp in Houston thread? I can't speak for Bangkok or Beijing, but yes, Texas is freaking HOT. Worse in the humid areas like Houston and D/FW.

I love Texas, but I'm fairly certain I won't stay here. I was born/grew up in Ft. Worth, but this is the first summer I've spent out of state (Indiana). It's great. I don't have to run at 11 p.m. just to be comfortable. It's hot, but I won't die if I run during the day.

In Ft. Worth I'd usually run between 8-11 p.m. or 5-8 a.m. (and I'm not a morning person) and it was still hot even with the sun down. Otherwise I'd have to run on a treadmill. One summer I did most of my training on a treadmill because of summer school in the morning and work at night. There's nothing more exciting than long runs on a treadmill. Well, except watching paint dry.

The good thing is that I'm used to the heat, so it makes running elsewhere easier. Like it was in the 90's in Eugene and people complained about how hot it was. It was hot, but nothing compared to Texas. I was still able to run in the afternoon if I had to.

I am an Arkansan and I will say that while I was out driving I passed two signs that said it was 105. They are not always the most accurate but they are pretty brutal. Also on another thread Des Arc, Arkansas at 7 pm still had a 112 heat index today. Tomorrow is supposed to be worse. When it comes to running here you have to start by 8 to get a decent run in because we are getting to 90 very close to 9 AM some days.

Humidity, Wejo.

Humidity. It makes ALL the difference. I loved Death Valley when it was 115 and ZERO humidity. It felt like heaven, the heat got inside me and kept me cozy warm all day, never broke a sweat either when I was walking around.

Only West Texas can do that, well almost the same for me.

Billy Bob Jenking wrote:

Humidity, Wejo.

Humidity. It makes ALL the difference. I loved Death Valley when it was 115 and ZERO humidity. It felt like heaven, the heat got inside me and kept me cozy warm all day, never broke a sweat either when I was walking around.

Only West Texas can do that, well almost the same for me.

Good point. I now spend most of the year in Lubbock for school and it's nice and dry. It can be 100 degrees in both cities, but not feel the same because of the humidity.

Looks like the weather in Bangkok is actually nice compared to Texas!

We are the "cool" part of the rainy season now. The rain comes about every afternoon and cools things down for a while.

So Weldon you should come out to Bangkok too!

Wejo,

It's simple.

No running from April till the end of October.

Seriously though. It's hard. Any serious Tx runner will tell you that. I've trained with some of the better ones. The 28:min guy the 13:30 guy, the 3:51 guy...all right here in NTx. and all during the shitty heat of the summer where the temps drop to 88 at 1am. That's really how we got by. If the week called for 140 then it was run at 8am end at 8:59, jump in the pool followed at 9. Then the evening run was between 11 and 1 am which ranged from 10-18 miles. For the serious Tx runner who will read this you know what I'm talking about. Not to take anything away from you men and women in the North b/c the cold sucks. I've busted through a plate of ice that took me down mid calve and didn't feel from the knee down for at least an hour after the run. It sucks.

But the truth is...is that you do it 'cause you do it. We're runners. No one understands that. If we're good at it then we want to be great. The sad thing is is that few and far between get to greatness but you kick your ass anyway to find out if you can get there. 5 or 6 years later you find out you're not going to get there and try to fix your life and debt you accumulated trying to get there. Shit...it was a good time though. It was 108 by the way Wejo.

I also live in FW and well, for once, I didn't run today (early Sat only). I can't stand the treadmill, and was going to crosstrain but didn't even do that as I was wiped out from a weekend full of other committments.

I was in San Diego for 2 months and came back to Texas in early July and man the heat hit me hard. That is the one thing that pisses me off to no end about living here as I really have to plan a good deal of my life just accomodating the heat. Whereas in San Diego, I could go out, wake up late and just run whenever at any point during the next day... I am truly jealous of you SoCal runners. Anyways, what I hate the most is the day after a night on the town, knowing that my run is still looming throughout the day as I will have to do it later, really sucks from that aspect.

I'm from Laredo Texas.... the temperature in the morning at 6 am is 80 to 84 avg at night that's a whole different story, it's still 98 at 8 9 or 10 pm. How do I do it? I just suck it up and adapt to it, once fall racing comes in place, racing is a breeze.

Yea I'm in the pot of hell! lol :)

I live near Chicago. I had like an entire week this winter with windchill bringing it to -30 and even lower. I've ran in 110 heat. I understand how heat can be difficult, but winters around here are 10X worse. Cold sucks

I know in the Atlanta Georgia area it's not quit as hot as Texas but still plenty hot and humid. In all honesty I would rather run in the cold than the humidity. That's what makes it so bad is the humidity, you basically boil alive in your own sweet.