Heat and humidity are performance killers when it comes to long distance running. This holds especially true with an event like a marathon. So what do you do when race day gets close and the weather looks terrible? Do you cry and just stay in bed? No. Do you defer to another race? Possibly, if … Read more
Running in the summer is tough. Heat and humidity can do a number on you. Don’t believe me? Read this post about my experience running in the Florida heat. But any discussion of summer weather invites the question, “Which is worse: heat or humidity?” There are always those who will say that dry heat isn’t … Read more
It’s summer time here in New Jersey, and that means heat and humidity. The weather is subpar for running, and the months of July and August are typically pretty miserable. It’s common knowledge that heat and humidity make running harder. But just how harder is it? Recently, I spent some time in south Florida visiting … Read more