Tonight, I attempted a 5 mile run in a 115 heat index. You will note that I said attempt because I only made it about 4.5 miles before I started feeling a little clammy and decided to call it quits. I still have some soreness in my legs from the squads on Sunday, so I didn’t see a terrible need in trying to push it further than necessary. I don’t think I was dehydrated, just my big body isn’t used to running in heat like this. I had my hat on, and SPF on my head even, to keep my poor head from burning up.
That weather station always seems to be a few degrees different than the Indy airport. After the run, it’s showing a heat index of 110 and 105 at the airport. The little bit of wind did feel nice.
I really am NOT looking foward to another run in heat like this. I’ll just have to deal with the treadmill or something.