IckleMe wrote:
I know "suck it up" "power through" works for some, but all the research, journals and professionals do not seem to suggest this approach, and I think those 1960's "football coach" days are behind me.
Just remember, the research, journals, and professionals all said the four minute mile couldn't be broken either. It was "impossible".
I suffer in the heat, mainly because I weigh about 225 pounds.
I run with ice on my head.
Ice on bare skin is too cold to tolerate, so I put the ice cubes in a cut down cotton sock and wear a hat to hold it in place. Cool water dripping down your face and neck does wonders. You don't want super cold ice that slowly produces water, you want ice at about 20 degrees that will provide cool water right away.
I also run with an iced water bottle in my hand. It is so cold that I can only tolerate it for a couple of minutes before I have to switch hands. I use it to drink from and splash cold water on my chest and back, and the cold hands also helps shed heat.
You can put ice cubes in the bottle, or fill the bottle 1/4 with water and put it in your freezer at a slant to get the ice. I often go through several such bottles. Quart gatorade bottles work, but I prefer the 20oz bottles because they are lighter and handier.
stateroftheoblivious wrote:
I suffer in the heat, mainly because I weigh about 225 pounds.
I don't suffer in the heat but I only weigh about 208 on a 5'10" frame. Must be those additional 17 pounds that make all the difference!
I think acclimatizing to the heat is the biggest difference. On the other hand, I don't really like running in the cold anymore. Cold, like in under 45 degrees.
I've lived on the Gulf Coast of Florida for 30 years.
1. Forget pace
2. This may be an individual comfort level but I find running as near to dusk as possible works for me. Keep an eye on the weather radar as well as, if a storm is coming through, sometimes running while it is either raining or still cloudy makes it all a ton easier. Just make sure to avoid the lightning. Your schedule may need to be flexible to do this as the storms typically don't show up at exactly the same time of day for any more than 3 or 4 day blocks.
3. I don't like any suggestion of running in the middle of the day because some chart says the humidity is lower. I've found attempting to do this a complete waste of time. I can never seem to cool off when I've attempted this.
4. I'm not a morning runner at all but, if you can adapt to running in the morning or already do so, running prior to the sun coming up may work.
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