I live on the SW coast of Florida. Admittedly I'm a "morning person" to start with, but I like to get up early and run before sunrise. Even at 6AM it's 80F with 80% RH this time of year, so I'm still dripping wet by the time I finish.
I much prefer that to running in the oven-like afternoon when you also have to contend with the direct sun. My HR likes to spike when I run in the afternoon, forcing me to slow down. A few times I've gotten so overheated that I just shut it down and walked home in the middle of a workout. Not very fun or productive from my standpoint.
I suppose another option is running in the evening, but we place a high value on always having dinner as a family and then spending time together, so I prefer not to do anything that interferes with that. Lifestyle choice on my part.
One of the things I do try to do is schedule some training at the same time of day that I'll be racing. So assuming a 7AM race time, I'll do some runs starting out at 8:30-9:00 so I can acclimatize myself to what I'm likely to experience during the race.
Mark
I much prefer that to running in the oven-like afternoon when you also have to contend with the direct sun. My HR likes to spike when I run in the afternoon, forcing me to slow down. A few times I've gotten so overheated that I just shut it down and walked home in the middle of a workout. Not very fun or productive from my standpoint.
I suppose another option is running in the evening, but we place a high value on always having dinner as a family and then spending time together, so I prefer not to do anything that interferes with that. Lifestyle choice on my part.
One of the things I do try to do is schedule some training at the same time of day that I'll be racing. So assuming a 7AM race time, I'll do some runs starting out at 8:30-9:00 so I can acclimatize myself to what I'm likely to experience during the race.
Mark
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Redcorvette: Aug 22, 14 7:53