How to handle training and racing in heat and humidity
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🗓️ 7 July 2023
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
How to handle training and racing in heat and humidity!
Something a lot of our athletes are talking about now, is the role heat and humidity plays in training and racing. As great as it would be to not see any effect, we know we need to adjust in order to stay on track.
Our athletes have the ability to click a button in their schedule to automatically adjust their paces based on the dew point and temperature. Yet, it can still sometimes take some convincing that it is alright to be a little slower during this time.
On this week's Podcast we cover:
- How our athletes adjust their training and how you can use our temperature adjustment calculator
- A comparison of how much you need to adjust based on different weather conditions
- The hydration and heat acclimation strategies our athletes are using
- How dehydration affects performance and tips for staying hydrated
- And, is heat and humidity training really the poor man's altitude?
Master training in the summer, and we can really see the benefits pay off in the fall. Tune in and start maximizing your performance in any weather!
Racing in hot weather? Use our exclusive Temperature Calculator on your workout and race days to adjust your goal pace according to the weather outlook!
Hydration Challenge: https://app.runnersconnect.net/social/p/362912?s=75
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| 0:00.0 | Hello fellow runners. I'm your host Finn Milansen and this is the run to the top |
| 0:14.0 | podcast the podcast dedicated to making you a better runner with each and every |
| 0:19.2 | episode. We are created and produced by the expert team of coaches at runnersconnect.net |
| 0:24.3 | where you can find the best running information on the internet, |
| 0:27.2 | as well as training plans to fit every runner and every budget. |
| 0:35.0 | How to handle training and racing in the heat and humidity. |
| 0:41.0 | Something a lot of our athletes are talking about now is the role heat and humidity. Something a lot of our athletes are talking about now is the |
| 0:44.0 | role heat and humidity plays in training and racing. As great as it would be |
| 0:48.0 | not to see any effect, we know we need to adjust in order to stay on track. |
| 0:53.0 | Our athletes have the ability to click a button in their schedule to automatically adjust their |
| 0:56.9 | paces based on the due point and temperature, |
| 0:59.2 | yet it can still sometimes take some convincing that it's all right to be a little slower during this time. |
| 1:04.7 | On this week's podcast we cover how our athletes adjust their training and how you can use our |
| 1:09.1 | temperature adjustment calculator, a comparison of how much you need to adjust based on different weather |
| 1:14.3 | conditions the hydration and heat acclamation strategies our athletes are using |
| 1:18.8 | how dehydration affects performance and tips for staying hydrated and is heat and humidity training really the poor man's altitude. |
| 1:27.0 | Master training in the summer and we can really see the benefits pay off in the fall. |
| 1:31.0 | Tune in and start maximizing your performance in any weather. |
| 1:38.4 | If you're tired of sweaty, smelly, and stained seats |
| 1:41.5 | after your runs, |
| 1:42.7 | then you have to check out the car seat covers |
| 1:44.8 | made specifically for runners from dry seats. |
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