I got out late last Saturday morning, at 08:00 instead of the 06:00 that might have saved me some misery.
The temp was up to 85F and the humidity about 80%, and I thought to just run what I'd planned on doing - a 7 miler on my nearest paved and gravel trail (The Schuylkill River Trail). I got out 3.5 miles and realized that it was going to be ugly on the way back. I was a wreck and feeling miserable - almost having to walk by the time I got back to within sight of home.
I decided to call it done at that point, and stepped off the trail and swam across a 30 foot wide creek to skip a half mile of my return run. The water felt damn good, too!
My recommendation to you all, my northern hemispheric friends, is to take care of yourselves and make allowances for more stressful conditions. Especially early on in the season, heat and humidity can make an easy run much harder, and even dangerous.
The temp was up to 85F and the humidity about 80%, and I thought to just run what I'd planned on doing - a 7 miler on my nearest paved and gravel trail (The Schuylkill River Trail). I got out 3.5 miles and realized that it was going to be ugly on the way back. I was a wreck and feeling miserable - almost having to walk by the time I got back to within sight of home.
I decided to call it done at that point, and stepped off the trail and swam across a 30 foot wide creek to skip a half mile of my return run. The water felt damn good, too!
My recommendation to you all, my northern hemispheric friends, is to take care of yourselves and make allowances for more stressful conditions. Especially early on in the season, heat and humidity can make an easy run much harder, and even dangerous.