Ask The Running Doc: How Can I Train & Race In The Heat?
- By Mario Fraioli
- Published Aug. 10, 2011
- Updated Feb. 12, 2013 at 2:58 PM UTC
Always Respect Your Limits
Respect your limits. Increased heat and humidity increase the physical challenge of running, and can cause health problems like heat illness, breathing or cardiac problems when you push beyond what your body and metabolism is ready to handle.. Do not try for a personal best on a warm, humid day, particularly if you are not used to these conditions. Back it down and enjoy a slower run.
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Mario Fraioli
Mario Fraioli is a senior editor at Competitor magazine. A cross-country All-American at Stonehill College in 2003, he now coaches the Prado Women's Racing Team in San Diego and was the men's marathon coach for Costa Rica's 2012 Olympic team. His first book, The Official Rock 'n' Roll Guide To Marathon & Half-Marathon Training (VeloPress, 2013) is available in bookstores, running shops and online.