Running after sun-down - still like running in an oven

[MikeJones68]

With our resident running coach at work out of action for a week or two, I decided not to go running by myself yesterday lunchtime and waited for things to cool off in the evening. I put on my new day-glo running top (the first item I have bought that isn't black) and set off just before 9pm, just as the sun dropped below the horizon.

All felt good as I headed out, no sun beating down on me and enough breeze to keep things a bit cooler. 3km in and it was feeling easy, no earphones (I've discovered I prefer running without the noise in my ears), the sunset glowing orange, birds singing in the trees, and then the breeze dropped completely. Yuck! It suddenly felt like running in an oven. Any idea of running 10k disappeared very quickly.

Still, I completed my local 7k route which I haven't run for almost 4 months in record time and got a couple of PBs on some Strava segments. I got home and did my stretches outside, feeling like I was melting as the sweat was literally running off my head onto my top. As usual, all the negatives disappeared within 10 minutes. A quick shower, a bottle of cider and a nice relax before bedtime, enjoying that wonderful post run feeling that we all know

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[pinkaardvark Graduate10]

Nice grafting, I managed to find some shade last night when I went out at 8pm. That helped a lot, is there no woods or parks you can use to give you a bit of relief?

I have to go out tonight and do 11-12k and certainly not looking forward to that But I will go...

[MikeJones68 Graduate10 in reply to pinkaardvark]

There are woods, and to be honest I originally intended to go that way and run in the park, but for some reason my shoes turned left and headed out on the lap of Flitwick route.

Good luck with your run later.

[TedG Graduate10 in reply to pinkaardvark]

Good luck with the run tonight Pink, I’m doing a solo club run....some intervals me thinks 😎

[Mummycav Administrator Graduate10]

Phew, when the breeze drops it makes such a difference! But that perfect feeling afterwards makes it all worthwhile...nice run Mike 🏃‍♂️👍🏻 I love relive

[MikeJones68 Graduate10 in reply to Mummycav]

Thanks Bev. I must start taking pics to add to relive. Trouble is that once I start running I don’t want to stop until the end.

[misswobble Graduate10]

I was out yesterday tea time and it averaged 27.2 degrees. Sweat dropping off my hair all over my neck shoulders and arms 😤. I did a slow 8k on the trail. It’s ok as long as you don’t try to push things 😃

[MikeJones68 Graduate10 in reply to misswobble]

It's easier running alone in the heat. When we go from work there's a feeling that I need to keep up with the coach. Silly really as he's been a county champion and I only completed c25k in January.

[roseabi]

Wonderful indeed - can't beat that feeling!

I'm sort of loving running in this heat, am I weird?

[MikeJones68 Graduate10 in reply to roseabi]

I really don't like it!!

[TedG Graduate10 in reply to roseabi]

Horses for courses Abi. For you it’s knock it down to a easy pace..... easy pace for me is virtually walking 😂😂

[RunBrianRun Graduate10]

That’s an impressive pace Mike. You must be very pleased with that. I’m running the South Downs later today so I hope it cools down and the breeze is there from the coast.

[MikeJones68 Graduate10 in reply to RunBrianRun]

Thanks Brian. It felt a bit slow after running 6.2k last Friday at 4:41/km, but I was happy with the pace considering the heat AND the fact I'd had a big stir-fry about 3 hours prior to running!

[misswobble Graduate10]

As I ran slowly along the country lane yesterday afternoon, listening to Somewhere over the Rainbow by Eva Cassidy, with the sun on my back, I thought I could die happy 🙂

It was lovely, and it was all I wanted? Running is very simple isn’t it 👍💕

I stopped to take a photo 📷🙂

[MikeJones68 Graduate10 in reply to misswobble]

Sounds idyllic

What I cannot understand is people paying to go to the gym and run on a treadmill. I could see them all as I ran past the leisure centre yesterday.

[misswobble Graduate10 in reply to MikeJones68]

I know 🤷‍♀️

[TedG Graduate10 in reply to MikeJones68]

It’s cooler in the gym with the air con, but not for me 😣

[ju-ju- Graduate10]

You did so well to go fast in this heat, and where is the pic of you in your glow in the dark top?

[MikeJones68 Graduate10 in reply to ju-ju-]

I took one but looked old and knackered, so it will have to wait for a day when I have time to add some soft focus

[ju-ju- Graduate10 in reply to MikeJones68]

nah I bet you didnt, old and knackered is the new black anyway... I just had to take a pic ( in the loo at work) for my new passport and I dont think I have ever seen such an old knackered pic of me. And then it got rejected!!!!

[MikeJones68 Graduate10 in reply to ju-ju-]

LOL. HM Passport office didn't accept the toilet as the backdrop

[ju-ju- Graduate10 in reply to MikeJones68]

Its the onlly place with a white wall that I could find without PEOPLE!! I am going on an expedition at lunchtime to locate a good position and I may even have to ask someone!!

[TedG Graduate10 in reply to MikeJones68]

That’s why I don’t take pictures of myself after running.....who wants to look at a sweaty old git?? 😜