Fear not, for this is not falling upon us any time soon. It's just me doing what hot weather aficionados do and so l went to high humidity/high temperatures Croatian coast for my annual fair share of running abuse.
First 3-4 days are always hard. Running until fully acclimatised is very laborious due to differences in air pressure and high humidity heat so you can feel a bit fainty and light-headed but, hey, it's gotta be done.
Running in hot temperatures is sometimes called 'poor man's altitude training' because you cause equal stress by running slowly in the heat as you would by running fast in cool temperatures. The benefit is that once you are back in the lower temperature you will run easier and faster by using less energy, so there.
Also, as my son pointed excitedly, one of our close neighbours here is one of the world's premier football stars. Would be not fair to mention him but let's just say that he causes a stir wherever he goes. This holiday is getting funnier by the day.
Finally, in an unlikely event of finding yourself running in brutally high temperatures, please read some useful tips that I published in my blog recently. Enjoy!
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Fourth half marathon, Valencia.
