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S.Leeper
Social climber
somewhere that doesnt have anything over 90'
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Jul 24, 2013 - 07:51pm PT
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six mile run in Texas heat
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Tobia
Social climber
Denial
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Jul 24, 2013 - 09:53pm PT
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8 mile run in the GA sultry summer. (temperatures are down this summer; we're having a wet one with nothing higher than 93º so far. The humidity was 99% when I ran with a temp of 75º at 6:30 a.m..
Speed work on track plus 2 mile warm up and 2 mile cool down on rails to trails
I will hit 1000 mile mark for this year at the end of July (should have been there but injuries and illness syndrome stopped me).
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 25, 2013 - 12:42am PT
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7mile trail run
8mile technical Mtn bike ride
I try to get 1 half marathon, or somehow equivalent once a month. Since December 2011. I think that's as close as I'm gonna get for July '13
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Tobia
Social climber
Denial
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Jul 25, 2013 - 06:17am PT
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I've been running 35+ years, with some time off at several junctures due to long term injuries and health issues. I can't count the number of 5 & 10K's; but I can count the number of 15K's, half and full marathons. 2,2 and 0 respectfully. I had to scratch on a marathon, the morning of the race.
I am on the way to a half in November and the Rocket City Marathon in December.
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murcy
Gym climber
sanfrancisco
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Jul 25, 2013 - 08:06am PT
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6ish around parts of Baltimore some of which served as sets for The Wire; not sold on the whole plywood-window craze around here. Here for 10 days; thinking of checking out the EarthTreks climbing gym...
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Tobia
Social climber
Denial
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Jul 27, 2013 - 02:34pm PT
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I'm at 1,116.72 miles for 2013. It took 197:38:37 (h:m:s). I gained 48,077 feet in elevation; but I'm back in the hole having lost 47,321 feet.
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murcy
Gym climber
sanfrancisco
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Jul 27, 2013 - 08:54pm PT
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An hour's muggy thrash through a spider-webby, overgrown mess that somehow topped the list in an article about the best trails in the Baltimore area.
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S.Leeper
Social climber
somewhere that doesnt have anything over 90'
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Jul 29, 2013 - 06:59pm PT
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I've been running a fair amount lately. 4.5 miles around the local lake
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goatboy smellz
climber
Nederland-GulfBreeze
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Jul 29, 2013 - 08:48pm PT
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Four mile swim in the Gulf, no wind, water was like glass at low tide.
Saw a dolphin pod six deep and a bunch of Manta Rays.
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Mark Hudon
Trad climber
Hood River, OR
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Jul 29, 2013 - 09:06pm PT
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I have a colonoscopy scheduled for Wednesday and am on a restricted diet today and even worse tomorrow. I'm think I'm going to take a few days off from my Insanity workouts.
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Ward Trotter
Trad climber
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Jul 30, 2013 - 12:35am PT
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2 mile run
5x50 yd sprints
10 bleacher sprints
Roughly 2 mile speed walk with dog
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S.Leeper
Social climber
somewhere that doesnt have anything over 90'
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Jul 30, 2013 - 12:43am PT
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four mile swim, holy smokes!!
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 31, 2013 - 11:21am PT
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Nursing tweaked knee going for short practice run later today......
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MikeL
climber
SANTA CLARA, CA
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Jul 31, 2013 - 11:27am PT
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A friend of mine just finished that little run out of Death Valley, Badwater. He's a hero in my eyes. His video got me out running again.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
Dean Karanzes in Runner’s World after the race: "We were running in the hottest place on Earth during a heat wave. We also hit massive headwinds, I'd say 20 to 25 miles per hour, during the climb to Towne Pass. It was the second or third toughest in terms of conditions that I've seen in 11 years of running Badwater."
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Seamstress
Trad climber
Yacolt, WA
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Jul 31, 2013 - 12:40pm PT
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Well, my body had a new surprise for me. I have been purposefully training in the heat to get ready for the Cascade Lakes Relay. The pager went off, and I went out on a rescue mission at 8 PM (completing an 8 miler in 90 degree heat at 4 PM). I charged up the trail, keeping up with the 6'4" partner. He's the paramedic and I'm the rigger/EMT. In the second hour, I started to fall behind. Not normal. He moved ahead to make patient contact, and the second wave of 20 year olds passed me. I had a 15 minute jump on them. Not normal. at 6,500', we left the climbing route and traversed across a couple of lava canyons to make patient access. As I traversed the nasty 4rth class terrain of loose boulders on a sttep ash slope, my right quad seized. I was clinging to this precariously balanced boulder squawking for 10 minutes. This has never happened before. ONce I could move, I scrambled, Frankenstein like, to a perch where I could take off my pack, grab some food, and replenish the obviously missing electrolytes. I was mortified that this happened. I heard over the radio that one of the rescuers who passed me was in trouble with cramps at the site of the patient. Not good. He has an outdoor job and was short of electrolytes. Fortunately I was able to get my rebellious leg to work again, and I managed to not be a liability. It was sobering to have the body in such rebellion. I think I know my limits, but apparently I miscalculated.
Now I am in the pre race rest phase. I have an easy 3 miler today, and tomorrow will be 0 miles. That will be hard.
The race starts on Friday. Hope the wildfires don't interfere. It is looking good so far, but lightening is expected tonight. I have been told that the team is short a runner. So 3 of us will be doing an extra leg. This little old lady will be doing 4 legs in 24 hours. I am taking an assortment of electrolyte laden foods with me. Perhaps the unfortunate incident on the mountain was a good educational tool to make me more diligent about the quality of the food/beverages consumed in this endeavor. I am still looking forward to the run from Diamond Lake to Bend via a geology tour.
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goatboy smellz
climber
Nederland-GulfBreeze
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Jul 31, 2013 - 01:07pm PT
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^^^ Not enough Potassium maybe?
I get wicked cramps, legs stop working if I don't eat bananas or take Potassium pills daily.
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atchafalaya
Boulder climber
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Jul 31, 2013 - 02:45pm PT
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Check out SaltStick capsules. They really help avoid the cramps. Most folks running hard use S Caps, but they cause stomach cramps for me, and SaltStick caps don't. If you are running less than a couple/few hours, you really don't need salt caps.
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Jul 31, 2013 - 03:32pm PT
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Upper image was yesterday's bike ride, 58 miles, 2500' climbing from Santa Cruz to Moss Landing and back. It was a fun easy ride to get in a good amount of miles with rolling climbs.
Lower image is today's run, 8.88 miles primarily through Capitola then into New Brighton State Park. I bonked and had to walk the last 3/4 mile home.
Thanks for the tip on the Salt tabs. I'm going to look into that ... especially after bonking so completely today.
Susan
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Mike Friedrichs
Sport climber
City of Salt
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Jul 31, 2013 - 04:23pm PT
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I just got back from a run in 98 degree heat and have been wondering about dehydration. Do you lose more water when it is hot and humid or when it is hot and dry? I know I get more thirsty when it is dry. But it seems that evaporative cooling would be less efficient when humid and perhaps we sweat more to compensate? I think I'm more diligent about re hydrating when it is dry and sometimes don't do as well when it is more humid. Anyone know the real story?
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