Are you ready for summer?
Me too. Ish.
Thanks to Covid-19, this year has been anything but normal.
While there is no way of knowing for sure whether or not life will get fully back to normal this summer, one thing I’m counting on to be “normal” about this summer is the heat and humidity.
As such, we should probably make sure we are ready for it. Read more
When it comes to summer running, it seems like there are two camps of runners: those of us that don’t mind sweating and those that take their workouts indoors and jump on a treadmill.
Honestly, I don’t understand why anyone would be pro-treadmill, but that’s a topic for another day.
If you’re planning to do your summer running outdoors, whether you’re training for a fall race or just getting some miles in, make sure you’re being smart and making wise decisions.
As I’ve talked about before, heat injuries can go from annoying to life threatening in a blink of the eye, so keep the signs and symptoms top of mind at all times. But as long as you’re not doing anything foolish, hard training in the summer can lead to huge gains in the fall!
Which Camp of Summer Runner are You? Why?
Don’t look now, but fall race season is coming quick and many of the runners that I follow on social media are already getting started with their training.
But too many of them are doing so on their treadmills, and in doing so, are missing out on some of the physiological benefits of running in the summer heat.
Me Running in the Summer Heat
Yes, you heard correctly, there are benefits to running in the summer heat.
We all know that our body sweats to help us stay cool on a hot day. (If you need a refresher, here ya go.) Read more