You were soft, yes wrote:
The Florida and Texas coaches wonder the same thing about the northern winter
I had never heard of indoor track when I was growing up
Ha. this is so spot on. I have always hated running in the heat. But in college when a teammate from Florida told us that his parents wouldn't let him even attend school if it was below 32 degrees, I realized that they couldn't comprehend running in such cold weather.
In Charlotte NC the local schools cannot practice if the temperature is over a certain temperature.....I believe 94. Since school now doesn't start until August 25 it is not very common as the temps begin cooling somewhat in late August (usually).
I coach in Florida and we now practice at 5am before school. We did 230 the first week and missed most of the practices bc lightning detectors going off and staying on for hours. If it didn't go off the heat index was north of 100. The kids asked for 5am with a 710 school start. The shower and school and free breakfast is provided. temps are 20-25 deg cooler. its working well so far
Gwalkerruns wrote:
In Charlotte NC the local schools cannot practice if the temperature is over a certain temperature.....I believe 94. Since school now doesn't start until August 25 it is not very common as the temps begin cooling somewhat in late August (usually).
Interesting. With today's legal climate, I'm surprised more schools haven't gone that route.
When I would train on my own in the summer's I usually ran early in the morning or sometimes late at night (like 11pm, I would go run after going to a Texas Rangers game). Late at night was the best conditions even thought it's still technically warmer then. A lot less humidity.
I heard that FC Dallas switched its' practices from the morning to the evening for this reason. Is the dew point higher in the morning at 8 am than at 8pm? Or does it have more to do with the sun being out and the official temp is measured in the shade?
dfwspcrunner wrote:
wejo, I'm a high school runner at a school in SPC (one of St. Mark's competition). We run from 6:30-8 until mid October, when we switch to afternoon (4-6).
During the summer our team runs together in the late morning to improve our mental resistance to the heat and humidity. Because most important meets are later in the season and start at 7-8am, there really doesn't seem to be a need to run late in the day anyways.
btw have you ever come out to any texas hs xc meets? If you ever do, you should post about it because I know lots of people who would love to meet you.
I don't think I've been to a high school meet in Texas since I graduated from high school. I'd be curious to go watch one as I'm so disconnected from the high school ranks but interested in them.
txRUNNERgirl wrote:
thetraditioncontinues wrote:I do recall one day, one day in 4 years, that it was SO hot the athletic director called off ALL practices outdoors for the day. We ran 4 miles through the hallways......good thing our school was big.
The only time we'd run in the halls was when it was icy outside or if there was lightning. I remember being so happy to sleep in one morning because of lightning, only to have to move our time trial to 3:30 in the afternoon. It had to be around 100. Not so happy after all.
In my 6 years of living in Texas, we never had ice in our area. We did run an 800m time trial during the on set of Hurricane Claudette. I remember it pooring down rain, so hard that I ran the majority of the first 200m with my eyes closed, ended up with a PR and thinking "dang, I'll just close my eyes more in races and end up with PR's".....silly 15 year-old mind.
Gwalkerruns wrote:
In Charlotte NC the local schools cannot practice if the temperature is over a certain temperature.....I believe 94. Since school now doesn't start until August 25 it is not very common as the temps begin cooling somewhat in late August (usually).
It must be higher than that. I am just down the road from Charlotte (also in NC) and we regularly practice in temps over 94 with middle school kids.
And WTF you talking about temps begin cooling in August? It'll be over 90 at every practice until October.
Sponges in ice water on certain hard workout days and long runs.
Otherwise it's just acclimation. Get them out in the early months of the summer so they can get used to the heat. Having water on every runs is something else you can do but we go at 7:00 AM and some schools go as early as 6:00 AM.
I haven't had too many issues if you prehab by talking about the importance of hydration and having those cold sponges ready during hard workouts.
It is not less humid at night, but the absence of sun light makes a difference. Even if the temp and rh are the same, whether it is sunny or cloudy (or dark) makes a difference.
Shade makes a big difference. Teams that practice on wooded trails probably do better than teams that have no choice but to run around the open fields on the school's campus.
I grew up in south Arkansas. Il when younger I would run at noon in the summer. I thought it made me tougher. But I was a moron. But I could knock out sub 60 ten milers in the 100+ heat index
wejo wrote:
I was thinking
This won't end well
It's called adaptation and is the basis of all training.
This thread proves once again that high school truly is hell.
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