Tough to exercise in the heat...

[cbrown]

Due to the heat I have been going to the gym at about 5:30 a.m. Usually working out for an hour and then getting cleaned up and heading in to the office.

Today at noon a coworker and I decided to go running. We went from downtown Waco to the Brazos river and up the river 2.5 miles then back.

At 2 miles I noticed that I was starting to get very hot and at 3 miles I noticed that I stopped sweating. By mile 4 I was cramping pretty bad and barely made it back to the Court House at the 4 1/4 mile marker.

I was running with a bottle of water but it just wasn't enough.

I didn't start sweating again until I got up to the office and drank a few bottles of water.

Be careful out there!! But don't give up on working out

[slayer]

Wow, watch out, heat stroke isnt pretty. Be very careful, that stuff sneaks up on you quickly.

[El Coyote]

Court house where you running from the law??? But really man way to hot be running in this heat. Careful with heat stroke or heat exhaustion

[awatsonjr]

Tomorrow you'll should take turns in the company oven at about 350*. Man that's dangerous in the heat of the day.

[Ricky T]

I've always run in the afternoons, usually right after 5:00 p.m. This is the first year I've had to step it back to 6:00 or 6:30 because of the heat. I'm only running three miles, though.

[salth2o]

Running in this heat is definitely not worth the risk. I have taken mine to the extreme and have been running on the treadmill 4 days a week and just doing my long runs outside EARLY Saturday morning.

[cbrown]

I do agree that running that distance in the heat was not a good idea. I typically run at the gym on the treadmill and think I will stick to that routine. It's just too hot, even at 6 or 7 pm it's still 100

[myway]

I underestimated the heat last week and ran in about 105 with no water very stupid on my part. If you are going to do it at least be prepared.

[Draco]

You should have to work out in it all day. It's tough. A good tip that we all do to cool down fast is pour water on your lower arms. There is a lot of blood goes to your hands and that water on your arms will cool you down very fast and keep you cool.

[SmTx]

I have trouble exercising no matter what the temperature