Random Acts Of Running 5

Hot Weather & Giving It Your All:  Hot weather running has got us all bogged down, even the best of the best at the Men’s Olympic Marathon were taken out by high humidity and higher than expected temperatures.  I mean…at 11AM start for a full marathon in the middle of August is insane unless they’re talking Southern Hemisphere!  My Canadian hero struggled and just by reading his blog post, I know exactly how that “I better take fluids, but if I do I’d throw up” feeling feels like…it’s awful.  But he still clocked a respectable time and he’s still my hero!

We only have about 3 weeks or so of hot weather running left here in NYC, which is certainly a welcome thing.  Again, this is my go-to resource for hot weather running speed adjustment.  I’m looking for days where I can run according to my true fitness level and not getting handicapped by humidity and heat.  For now, every outdoor training is a experience in pushing my heart rate to the max!  Hopefully this will give me some endurance and speed come fall.

Hey Hey, we’re USA Track & Field listed!  We are now USATF registered team!  How cool is that?  That means we can now officially register as a team if we want to do a USATF relay race or a team race.  Also, it protects the team with a General Liability Insurance.  This was very important to us, so that we can continue provide you with safe, effective coaching and group runs/activities. 

NYRR Supported Long Run #2 is upon us.  Sunday, August 19 will be the second NYRR supported long run.  This is always tricky business because it’s great if you have an incredible and considerate pacer (Pacer Adam and Pacer Dave from NY Flyers are AWESOME), but it’s a bust if you get stuck with someone who just goes to their own fitness level.  I had one going 20-30 seconds faster than the prescribed pace one time and I just felt so slow and inept.  Total morale crusher.  I’m hoping I’ll get a good pacer this Sunday. The weather is supposed to be pretty decent, with lower temperatures and lower humidity!

Finally, let’s post more in our Forum!  What fall races are you doing?  Marathons?  Marathon strategies?  I know there is more that we can share.  It’s always more fun to interact with our fellow team mates and not all of us always see each other, so let’s start communicating more.  I’m going to start by posting my fall race schedule!