Guess what? Common sense prevails yet again in a research study that was funded by tens of thousands of university of dollars. Running in like 5 layers of clothes with hat and gloves on is very similar to running in 104 degree weather.
Guess what? Common sense prevails yet again in a research study that was funded by tens of thousands of university of dollars. Running in like 5 layers of clothes with hat and gloves on is very similar to running in 104 degree weather.
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Where I run, it's so cold in the winter that over-layering can actually be dangerous. If you start sweating through layers, the layers can freeze and you get real cold, real quick. Winter running in cold climates is all about figuring out how to wear enough layers to stay warm, but not too many to overheat and sweat through all your layers.
So does running on a treadmill inside where it is 70 degrees and the sun is shining on you through a window like a bug under a microscope.
I first learned about this heat acclimatization method from Ron Daws' excellent book, Running Your Best, tried it myself, and as a result was able to either win or PR in numerous hot-weather races I might've otherwise wilted in. I did these workouts in the warmer months, doing 3 or 4 of my easy runs per week (I was doing doubles at the time) in a woolen cap, gloves, thermal underwear, and several layers of sweats. It got to the point where anything below 80 F. felt cool to me, and in certain races where my competition was bitching and moaning about the heat while on the start line, I felt fine.
Those workouts were brutal, however, and care must be taken to hydrate frequently and not overdo it. I'd get home from those runs feeling dizzy and couldn't get out of those layers and into a cold shower fast enough, but the method was undeniably effective and was well worth it.
I suggest running indoors on treadmill with no fan @ tempo pace for 50 min. No convective cooling will increase heat load considerably at a room temp of 75 degrees.
After a couple weeks you can transition to wearing tights and long sleeve shirts then after a few more weeks add sweats.
In 6 weeks you will be ready to go from NYC to Florida Relays...race well and work on your tan!
Wearing a nylon windbreaker and no tights worked well for me. Tights were a no no because they hurt my groin. I wore the nylon windbreaker regardless the weather for all base training, plus gloves and wool hat when cold, and only took it off for race type training, time trials and races. My fastest marathon was 95 degrees at the finish, 5:17 pace the last 1.2188 miles (good finish for me), and my 4th fastest was 98 degrees, also with fast finish hard kick.
Run free physio wrote:
I suggest running indoors on treadmill with no fan @ tempo pace for 50 min. No convective cooling will increase heat load considerably at a room temp of 75 degrees.
After a couple weeks you can transition to wearing tights and long sleeve shirts then after a few more weeks add sweats.
In 6 weeks you will be ready to go from NYC to Florida Relays...race well and work on your tan!
I agree with this. There is no wind being generated, so the body is unable to cool off, which is why treadmill running
makes for a really hot run. It really does prepare you with running in hot weather, which is why I don't really have issues
with maintain energy levels while running in intense heat.