Last night, I did 3 miles at race pace, with 4 miles total for the warmup and cooldown.
Managed to hit my miles right on target but it was a lot more difficult. Yesterday, Vancouver hit an official all-time record of 34.4 C (94F). It was the second day in a row that we set all-time heat records. :sun:
According to the thermometer outside my place though, it was 38 C (100F) and the humidity pushed it over 100.
I was very well hydrated going into the run but once I finished the 3 miles and went into my cooldown, I honestly thought that only a mile more at pace and I would have had heat stroke. My head was starting to tingle and I had a very dry throat. I was still sweating though, so I figured I was ok. I stopped at a couple of water fountains on the way home.
Luckily the heat wave is supposed to subside by early next week for when I rip off some more track intervals.
How do you guys in the South and NE deal with this kind of weather? Do you adjust to it or does it always suck? At what temperature/humidity does it actually become dangerous to do hard workouts?
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