I thought I would resurface this thread as Summer is in full swing in Texas (and most of the South and Southwest) with more brutal temps to come. That said, did my Thursday long run this am and holy crap was it rough! Was out the door and running shortly after sunrise and still lost 6 lbs (this includes drinking almost 30 fluid ounces on my run) in less than 90 mins. I am a bigger guy (6'1" 200 lbs) and a heavy sweater, but not sure if I should be forcing the longer efforts... or break up into Morning and Evening run.
Long group rides are another issue. Saturday am group ride last week (2 1/2 hours with LBS crew) had me coming home almost 10 lbs lighter (drank three bottles during the ride) than I left. So far, I have been able to recover and rehydrate reasonably well. But I have Booulder 70.3 coming up in 6-7 weeks and am looking to ramp up my training volume and intensity. With current temps and humidity... worried I am going to kill myself in the process. Any advice... besides stop being a fat a** (working on that one already)?
In search of the righteous life... we all fall down
Long group rides are another issue. Saturday am group ride last week (2 1/2 hours with LBS crew) had me coming home almost 10 lbs lighter (drank three bottles during the ride) than I left. So far, I have been able to recover and rehydrate reasonably well. But I have Booulder 70.3 coming up in 6-7 weeks and am looking to ramp up my training volume and intensity. With current temps and humidity... worried I am going to kill myself in the process. Any advice... besides stop being a fat a** (working on that one already)?
In search of the righteous life... we all fall down