heat acclimation - kind of like train low and live high?

Training Advice/Discussion Marathon

10 years ago 07/05/2013 9:13pm EDT

What is the best way to acclimate to running a longer race where it is likely to have hot weather?

A. Do you think it best to train when it is cool out and then not use air conditioning and maybe go into a dry sauna to try to get used to heat without it hurting your workouts

B. Do some running in a hot part of the day where you are exerting yourself at a good effort but make sure you sleep in a nice air conditioned room so you max out your recovery?

C. Workout easy runs in cool time of day but do some harder workouts in the heat and try to live in the heat. Don't use air conditioning at night. Live and train in the heat except for easy runs.

10 years ago 07/05/2013 9:56pm EDT

re: curious what da you think

10 years ago 07/06/2013 4:24am EDT

re: heete

10 years ago 07/06/2013 5:26am EDT

re: curious what da you think

I've found it easier to just peak in november/december and april/may. Before it gets hot and after it gets hot. This way I'm running early and late and not dealing with scorching heat. I sacrifice top performances in september, but no one remembers september anyways.

10 years ago 07/06/2013 11:24am EDT

re: runrawr

Just do a race in June where warm weather won't be a problem like Grandma's Marathon (Minnesota), Toronto or Seattle RnR or Vancouver

10 years ago 07/06/2013 2:00pm EDT

re: heete

I listened to a podcast on how runners deal with the heat at Badwater. One guy said they get sprayed with water every mile and he advocated wearing fleece soaked with cold water. It seemed kind of silly. Run a mile and then get soaked and have a hat with ice in it to the next mile and repeat.

Whoever has the best crew has a huge advantage if you can get aid every mile.

Surprised no one wore the ice vests things that the Americans supposedly used before Olympic Marathon in Athens. Are those vests heavy?

10 years ago 07/06/2013 2:15pm EDT

re: blah I am not hardcore enough

I believe someone used an ice vest in Badwater several years ago and they have since been banned (I think). I did Badwater a few years back and I had people spraying me down with water every 1-2 miles or so (arms, head, hands, thighs)....really helps.

10 years ago 07/06/2013 4:31pm EDT

re: kfjsdfdslak

Why would the vests be illegal?

10 years ago 07/06/2013 5:11pm EDT

re: Real blah

Maybe because it's hard to tout a race as being one of the hardest in the world when you can bring your own little micro-climate with you.

10 years ago 07/06/2013 7:39pm EDT

re: SMJO

You have to run in the heat to get acclimated. Beside fitness, your body is also building up the capability to store more fluid so you can sweat more, stay cooler, and run for a longer period of time. After you run, you should spend the rest of the day rehydrating.

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