Well I'm back to literally running near Beirut, and it is SUCH hard work. So far I've managed to get out in the early(ish) morning when it's not actually been "too" hot, but it still feels really hot and my route seems really steep. Haven't managed to run for the full 30 minutes in any of my 3 runs so far, even though I've been going significantly slower than I was in the UK. I've been finding it SO hard to breathe and I think you'd be able to fry an egg on my face when I get back!
Next week I'll have to be out of the house by 7:30 in the morning, so I don't think I'll manage to run (and recover) before that and I'm not looking forward to running in the late afternoon/early evening - it's so much hotter but I have to be back before it gets dark at about 7 (potholes and not many street lights and power cuts on alternate evenings even if there are street lights!).
Maybe I'm just moaning. If I wake early enough on Saturday morning, I may drive down to the city and try running along the sea front. Much flatter!
(Pic shows part of the steep "down" part near the start of my route. What goes down has to go back up - although not as steeply as this!)