Has anybody else been out in the crazy heat and bad air? Travis (my boyfriend) and I just got back from vacation. We left before it got hot and before the fires started in CA, we came back and are bombarded by heat and smoke, it is quite the change to adjust to. In fact, we both did our workouts yesterday and afterward I felt like I had been smoking cigarettes and he couldn't fully expand his lungs. My mom has been more wary of the air quality and has joined a gym with my dad so she can run inside and spare her lungs the air and her body the heat. This is a good idea for anybody who does not deal well with heat or who has bad lungs, or who just wants to be more comfortable during workouts. Mom said one of her coaches said if you incline the treadmill two to four degrees you will get the same workout as if you are running outside. Just something to keep in mind during the hot days coming up. Running in the morning is also a good idea. I ran this morning at about 6am and my lungs were fine when I got home.
On another note...I got an email the other day from a Cowtowner. She was concerned because she has not started training yet and isn't sure if she should sign up for the 5k instead of the half. It is not too late to start training for the half, especially if you are running for the experience and not for a specific time. But if you have not started, now is the time to start so you don't get injuries on or before race day :) But the 5k is respectable too if that is what this Cowtowner decides to do :D
Keep up the running!
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
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