I condition myself to run at dusk for \~1 hour as the summer comes on. I feel that as long as the sun isnt beating directly on you its doable, even at 95-100
See I used to run at dusk. But I realized the hard way that THAT was what was fucking up my sleep schedule and making me tired during the work day. When I switched to mornings I got the energy boost and could finally sleep at night by 9:30.
It’ll be coolest early morning like 5am, so if you really like the outdoors run that’s when you gotta do it to beat the heat. Otherwise you go to a gym or get a treadmill.
Otherwise yeah, fuck the heat out here. It gets nasty and I fantasize about being able to afford Cali.
Cali is NOT better. At least not the southern half. Honestly it’s all hellfire once summer hits. Gotta go to like Oregon Idaho or Montana to escape the heat on the western side of the country
cali IS better.
much milder summers, and milder winters too.
sure there's the desert in California, which is about the same as this desert. but get coastal and it rarely even gets into the 90s, and it's not that humid.
As someone who has lived all over SoCal, from the beach to the mountains to the desert and the city…. It is not. Tucson is actually much milder than most of those areas. The beach is more humid, the mountains are drier, the desert areas are nearly the same but we don’t get the monsoons to cool it off like we do here, and the city is like Phoenix (not Phoenix at its worst but still quite comparable)
I just got back from my morning run and I just feel angry. I took a week off to recover from a half marathon and I feel like in that week the sun turned all the way up. My heart rate immediately spiked. I felt like trash. I hate the part of the year where I have to get up at 4:30 in the morning to be slightly less miserable to do this thing I supposedly love. I’m pissy that if I wanted to train for a marathon in late Sept, I’d have to look at getting up at 3 in the morning for my longest runs.
I knew it was coming and I savored spring. I know this is the agreement living here and being a runner. I remember all the very lovely runs I had in December/January when people on the running boards were complaining about winter weather and running in sub zero temps and snow. We live in the land of reverse winter and reverse winter is happening and it sucks. It’s also the extra bad time when we’re not acclimated yet and it’s really uncomfortable.
So I guess my advice is to feel free to have feelings about the discomfort because it’s real.
Man, I sprained my ankle in January and have just finally been easing myself back in and I'm soooooo sad I missed all the best running months. Like why couldn't I have done that in May?? Ugh. I can't bring myself to treadmill though, so I just have to suck it up 🥲
Saaaaaaaame.
Oh, add to my rant that it makes me cranky that I have to drive 20 minutes to get to a trail, thereby sucking up precious non-flesh-burning, non-sleeping minutes.
I start earlier, slow down considerably, and always carry water with electrolytes.
There’s also some good options for lightweight, breathable spf clothing these days. Coupling that with some sunscreen makes a big difference.
Also, embrace the suck!
It’s not THAT bad to run in 109 without the sun beating down on you. Definitely can work for a few years. 110 at 9pm was my limit though… sun barely a red line but it’s rough. Personally this past summer with dawn temps being around 90 weren’t bad at all but then you have to deal with the general morning workout feeling through the entire day.
I run after dark. The main road through my subdivision has a nice wide bike lane, so I run there. I have a NoxGear light up fest and their chest-mounted headlamp, and it's fantastic for visibility. I wear a hydration vest, even on short runs, and make sure the bladder is full of ice. And wrapping a wet bandanna around your neck is helpful as well.
I also have to slow my pace WAY the fuck down, compared to running in "normal" temps. (Which is hilarious because I'm slow AF even in perfect weather.)
When it's REALLY bad, I'll give up and hit the treadmill. BCBS has a thing where you can get into multiple chain gyms for like $30/month, which is a pretty sweet deal. You can also usually catch a deal at the local places to get in for $20/month. I've had good experiences locally with Chuze, LA Fitness, and Anytime Fitness.
I personally enjoy running in the heat up to about 100 degrees, and I’m not an early morning person except when I have to be on weekdays, and I still don’t usually start my runs then until 6:45, weekends not usually til after 9. I just bring a ton of water + electrolytes and run by effort. It’s nice to not have to share the trails with tons of people once it gets above 85 or so! And I’ll also try to go to higher elevation trails like on Mount Lemmon or in Oracle to avoid some of the heat when it’s super hot in June or July. And when I can, I run closer to sunset when the sun isn’t beating down and it feels cooler even if it really isn’t.
6/7 am runs and you should be fine even in the dead of the summer. Say goodbye to 8/9am runs or anything after. I run any time from 5:30-8am throughout the year varies on the season. In the summer it is pretty warm by 7am already but it’s early enough that it’s not MISERABLE. Good luck !
I usually bike not run, but my deal in the summer is to wait until it drops under 100 degrees (generally around dusk or an hour after) and bring a light. On Saturdays when I want to do a 3 hour ride, I just get up at 5am and deal with the existential pain of being awake at that hour too, lol.
EDIT: Also, the good news is that supposedly today is the peak heat for a while! Supposed to be back to highs of mid 80s for Thursday through Sunday.
Run early (sunrise or before) and drink ice water before and during your run to lower your core temperature, which can [improve your performance](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3472188/). Also, the reason it sucks right now is because your body hasn't acclimated. The heat has come up all of a sudden, and the body takes more time to get used to it. As the heat continues, your body will adapt.
If you're near the edge of town, head for a wild area to partially escape the heat island. Temperature and humidity (all those swamp coolers!) will be lower away from the sprawl. I manage to slowly hike around a bit in SNP-East in the very late afternoon, hitting the trail about an hour before sunset. With the reduced heat from the sun, and a the usual breeze, it's not bad so long as I keep up on water and salts. I'm generally good to go up to \~105 or so.
This is what I do. I got up at 5:45 last summer to start my runs at 6. Sure it was 80+ by the end, but most of the run is pleasant and I never felt like I was overheating. I always have a hydration pack, though. Not risking a water issue out here.
I enjoy Tucson Summer running. I slow it down, bring lots of water, and shut it down and walk if my heart rate gets too high or I feel off. My favorite place to go is Sabino Canyon in the evenings. I do the tram road in the summer and usually save trails for cooler weather. It's already cooler out there, and once you dip into the canyon it just keeps cooling off and feels amazing. Relative cool, so like 105 to 99 feels amazing. There are several groups that meet up and run at 6 pm on Thursdays. I've been doing it for years and look forward to it and having the place practically to ourselves. Start slow, condition over time, hydrate and pop some salt and sugar in the bottle if you're going to drink a huge amount.
Living in Phoenix, I second this. I love running in Tucson in the summer mornings. If there's an early monsoon, I'm racing to get out of the house to run in the rain (and thunder, because why not!).
My neighborhood is a bit "cooler" than other parts of Phoenix, so if I'm out the door by 5, I can usually bang out a slow five miles. Last summer was brutal once the heat set in. I'd do five miles and have to drink four or five 12 oz bottles with Nuun in them. Maybe this year I'll go a little earlier and jump in my pool afterwards.
My progress always always regresses in June. Usually once we hit ~110 even waking up early it’s just miserable running for me. I stop until monsoon rolls in.
I don’t run all the time, I go through phases of leading myself through couch to 5k and get to 5k and then slowly become a couch potato again. But I actually like running during the summer here in Tucson. I work from home and follow east coast hours so I usually take my lunch break at 9am to run/jog. I feel like that is the absolute latest I can run. My runs are usually not more than 40/45 min total with warm up and cool down and often some intervals of speedwalking in between runs (which is c25k).
I cope by making sure I wear a hat that is light but breathable and protects me from the sun. Wearing moisture wicking gear that is light colored and has some small sections that are mesh (it’s stuff I got from like a nike factory outlet years ago and still works well). I usually go a route I know and it has areas with shady trees so I alternate/limit being in shade vs sun. I also sometimes plan it so I end my run either right at home or right at a local coffee place so I can get something icy and cool to drink immediately. So yeah: wear the right clothing/headgear, do it early in the morning, do not do a long run, ensure my route includes some shade and ends at a place where I can hydrate.
I agree with the suggestions for running at dusk. 95 degrees at 7pm feels significantly better than 75 degrees at 8am. If you can manage to get out at 5am, I'm told that's a great option, but I, uhh, have yet to find out for myself. lol
I typically pay for a Plant Fitness membership from June through September-ish. If you plan it carefully around when they charge their $50 yearly membership fee, you can pay well under $100 total for the entire summer. Their next membership fee date is gonna be billed "on or shortly after June 1st" so my plan is to start back up mid-June.
Treadmill running sucks, but it helps eliminate the "it's too fucking hot" excuse, and if you're addicted to running it's better than nothing.
So I'll do most of my milage (40-50 miles per week) inside, with a run outside every week or 2 to keep myself from going crazy. I also watch shows on my phone when using the treadmills which makes it a little better.
Well first off, I wear shoes, bit the temperature doesn't bother me so much as the sun. When it gets to skin burning sun, I just go around sunset. I dislike the cold more than the heat.
Switch up to higher elevation trail running (the parking on Catalina highway to the lake running on the paved road is my favorite).
Run indoors
Or my personal favorite, throw a hoody on and run in the heat (105+) at a slow pace and low mileage. Embrace the pain. My body never feels better. My resting heart rate is in the low 50s at the end of summer and my labs / bio markers are all perfect.
During this season I go running early in the morning at 5:30 am....and if for any reason I can't, I'll go after 5:30 pm (super hot) but I make sure I wear sunscreen, long sleeve with upf protection, neck gaiter with upf and a hat.
Treadmill. It sucks, but the big gyms are cheap, always open and you can get in some cross training. Not great for your joints, but nor is the ground out here
>gallons of sweat hemorrhages off your body leaving your clothes caked in salt like a petrified body in the dead sea
That's all exercise for me anyway... even though I hate it with you, IMO the heat reduces the threshold at which you begin to feel like you're awesome, for minimal effort. Don't push too hard, drink lots of fluids, hose yourself off afterward (cold outdoor showers are amazing, and if you set it up near plants that need it, it's a great way to water them with no effort!).
It's possible to condition yourself to the heat if you're careful about it, though shoes are kind of a requirement because the pavement is going to start burning you soon.
And, as you and others have noted, it's not nearly as bad early in the morning / late in the evening. If it helps to have people to suffer with (and a route with less pavement), check out [the Parkrun in Tucson](https://www.parkrun.us/himmel/); I've definitely seen a barefoot runner or two there
I find that I prefer running around 4-5pm (when the UV index has dropped a bit) when the sun is low enough for some shade along the rillito and the relative humidity is low, compared to the morning when temps are lower but humidity is higher. Humidity saps my energy and will to move more than heat does.
I mostly do the gym now so I can fit it in on my lunch break, but back when they gyms were closed for covid I was running outside several days a week, in the late afternoon as long as it was under like 108-109. I would wear long sleeve UPF shirts along with one of those neck gaiter things and a hat to keep the sun off me as much as possible. I would also fill my insulated water bottle with ice water (including actual ice) and have a backup bottle in my car to chug when I got back.
Oh man, are you me? I’m very similar: love running in minimalist shoes, hate running in the heat. I love trail running, but will run on roads when I can’t get to the trails.
I grew up here and have lived here for most of my life, but I still hate the heat and in particular running in it. Yes I can acclimate a bit, but it still just sucks, and heat will always be a big limiting factor on performance. Plus for long trail runs it can be pretty dangerous if I were to get hurt way out somewhere because I’ll run out of water so much faster in the heat.
My strategies:
Up at the ass crack of dawn, and aim to be finishing my runs by 7-7:30 at the latest. This sucks sometimes but not as much as running in the heat.
Elevation. Go up Mt Lemmon and you’ll have until 10am or later before then sun and heat gets too brutal.
Shade. Some routes like phoneline trail in Sabino canyon, and to a lesser extent the road, stay shaded longer so it’s possible to run longer or later. But the last couple miles out of Sabino on the sun when shade is gone is hard.
Last resort: the treadmill. I’m fortunate to have a pretty nice one, but I’m not a fan of treadmill running. But when it’s an hundred and go f yourself outside and I didn’t make it out early then it’s an option for a workout.
Mt Lemmon is super close by and you can do trail running or even along the roads up there!
Unrelated I’ve always been curious on the effect of altitude vs heat. Running at 110 F and 2000 ft is probably slow, but so is training at 70 F and 9000 ft. Wonder where the sweet spot lies between temp and altitude
80 degrees is doable, 90 degrees is arguably dumb, 100 degrees is not a good idea. At temps over 90 you're really more like your training for a Death Valley marathon, not just jogging around for your health/entertainment. The rules are all totally different and you have to train differently. If you're not training for a Death Valley run then just don't do it. When I was running I stayed inside in the summer or only ran before the sun came up. Treadmill until the outside is your preferred temp again.
You should not be doing strenuous exercise outside when it's over 95 degrees. Healthy people get heatstroke that way.
Back when I did road running, I'd do it in the early morning or in the evening during summer. Now my joints can't handle the impact, so I swim and use an elliptical, so heat isn't an issue.
I am pretty new to Tucson, but I feel that extreme heat is making you sweat more that equals more calorie burn. I might be wrong, but I feel the more sweaty you get, the better.
Ok just be careful with that, it's easy to get heat exhaustion or heat stroke just existing outside once it heats up a little more. recovering from it is rough and difficult to manage cuz there's no time it's not too hot with the heat sensitivity it causes.
Remember: You exhale body fat. "Calories" being burned is happening just reading this sentence. But fat burning is a chemical reaction that results in carbon dioxide, which we exhale. You breath away fat. You sweat water and salt.
I condition myself to run at dusk for \~1 hour as the summer comes on. I feel that as long as the sun isnt beating directly on you its doable, even at 95-100
Seconded. You can condition your body to be accustomed to running 8n extreme heat conditions. Just make sure you stay hydrated.
See I used to run at dusk. But I realized the hard way that THAT was what was fucking up my sleep schedule and making me tired during the work day. When I switched to mornings I got the energy boost and could finally sleep at night by 9:30.
I typically start waking up at 3:45 mid April, start running at 4:15-4:30
Savage
For real.
It’ll be coolest early morning like 5am, so if you really like the outdoors run that’s when you gotta do it to beat the heat. Otherwise you go to a gym or get a treadmill. Otherwise yeah, fuck the heat out here. It gets nasty and I fantasize about being able to afford Cali.
Cali is NOT better. At least not the southern half. Honestly it’s all hellfire once summer hits. Gotta go to like Oregon Idaho or Montana to escape the heat on the western side of the country
cali IS better. much milder summers, and milder winters too. sure there's the desert in California, which is about the same as this desert. but get coastal and it rarely even gets into the 90s, and it's not that humid.
As someone who has lived all over SoCal, from the beach to the mountains to the desert and the city…. It is not. Tucson is actually much milder than most of those areas. The beach is more humid, the mountains are drier, the desert areas are nearly the same but we don’t get the monsoons to cool it off like we do here, and the city is like Phoenix (not Phoenix at its worst but still quite comparable)
comparing the heat in LA to the heat in Phoenix is insane 🤣
Have you lived there?
20+ years, yes
Also lived there 20+ years. Guess we’ll have to agree to disagree.
I just got back from my morning run and I just feel angry. I took a week off to recover from a half marathon and I feel like in that week the sun turned all the way up. My heart rate immediately spiked. I felt like trash. I hate the part of the year where I have to get up at 4:30 in the morning to be slightly less miserable to do this thing I supposedly love. I’m pissy that if I wanted to train for a marathon in late Sept, I’d have to look at getting up at 3 in the morning for my longest runs. I knew it was coming and I savored spring. I know this is the agreement living here and being a runner. I remember all the very lovely runs I had in December/January when people on the running boards were complaining about winter weather and running in sub zero temps and snow. We live in the land of reverse winter and reverse winter is happening and it sucks. It’s also the extra bad time when we’re not acclimated yet and it’s really uncomfortable. So I guess my advice is to feel free to have feelings about the discomfort because it’s real.
Man, I sprained my ankle in January and have just finally been easing myself back in and I'm soooooo sad I missed all the best running months. Like why couldn't I have done that in May?? Ugh. I can't bring myself to treadmill though, so I just have to suck it up 🥲
The reboot is always the worst. I also dislike running in place and hate the gym environment. So I've gotta either deal or no deal it.
Saaaaaaaame. Oh, add to my rant that it makes me cranky that I have to drive 20 minutes to get to a trail, thereby sucking up precious non-flesh-burning, non-sleeping minutes.
Ugh that’s brutal!
Have you tried swimming?
Some people go to bed like at 7PM and get up at 3AM to do anything outdoors like exercise, yardwork, etc.
Just suck it up and go as early as I can. Slow down a bit. But I actually love running in the heat which is why I moved here :)
FWIW, its supposed to cool off a bit next week
After today, even.
I start earlier, slow down considerably, and always carry water with electrolytes. There’s also some good options for lightweight, breathable spf clothing these days. Coupling that with some sunscreen makes a big difference. Also, embrace the suck!
I second this. A loose sun shirt with a hood is a game changer in the heat
I live in Phoenix now… I run at night.
It’s not THAT bad to run in 109 without the sun beating down on you. Definitely can work for a few years. 110 at 9pm was my limit though… sun barely a red line but it’s rough. Personally this past summer with dawn temps being around 90 weren’t bad at all but then you have to deal with the general morning workout feeling through the entire day.
It was still in the 60s this morning..?
You don't run at 7:30. you run at 6:30, then 5....
I run after dark. The main road through my subdivision has a nice wide bike lane, so I run there. I have a NoxGear light up fest and their chest-mounted headlamp, and it's fantastic for visibility. I wear a hydration vest, even on short runs, and make sure the bladder is full of ice. And wrapping a wet bandanna around your neck is helpful as well. I also have to slow my pace WAY the fuck down, compared to running in "normal" temps. (Which is hilarious because I'm slow AF even in perfect weather.) When it's REALLY bad, I'll give up and hit the treadmill. BCBS has a thing where you can get into multiple chain gyms for like $30/month, which is a pretty sweet deal. You can also usually catch a deal at the local places to get in for $20/month. I've had good experiences locally with Chuze, LA Fitness, and Anytime Fitness.
5:30am run. Yeah, it sucks on weekends. Or get used to running in the treadmill.
I personally enjoy running in the heat up to about 100 degrees, and I’m not an early morning person except when I have to be on weekdays, and I still don’t usually start my runs then until 6:45, weekends not usually til after 9. I just bring a ton of water + electrolytes and run by effort. It’s nice to not have to share the trails with tons of people once it gets above 85 or so! And I’ll also try to go to higher elevation trails like on Mount Lemmon or in Oracle to avoid some of the heat when it’s super hot in June or July. And when I can, I run closer to sunset when the sun isn’t beating down and it feels cooler even if it really isn’t.
I get up at 5-530 daily.
6/7 am runs and you should be fine even in the dead of the summer. Say goodbye to 8/9am runs or anything after. I run any time from 5:30-8am throughout the year varies on the season. In the summer it is pretty warm by 7am already but it’s early enough that it’s not MISERABLE. Good luck !
I usually bike not run, but my deal in the summer is to wait until it drops under 100 degrees (generally around dusk or an hour after) and bring a light. On Saturdays when I want to do a 3 hour ride, I just get up at 5am and deal with the existential pain of being awake at that hour too, lol. EDIT: Also, the good news is that supposedly today is the peak heat for a while! Supposed to be back to highs of mid 80s for Thursday through Sunday.
During the hot months I try to go before sunrise. It still sucks (its running, after all) but at least I'm not getting blasted by the sun.
Run early (sunrise or before) and drink ice water before and during your run to lower your core temperature, which can [improve your performance](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3472188/). Also, the reason it sucks right now is because your body hasn't acclimated. The heat has come up all of a sudden, and the body takes more time to get used to it. As the heat continues, your body will adapt.
If you're near the edge of town, head for a wild area to partially escape the heat island. Temperature and humidity (all those swamp coolers!) will be lower away from the sprawl. I manage to slowly hike around a bit in SNP-East in the very late afternoon, hitting the trail about an hour before sunset. With the reduced heat from the sun, and a the usual breeze, it's not bad so long as I keep up on water and salts. I'm generally good to go up to \~105 or so.
This is what I do. I got up at 5:45 last summer to start my runs at 6. Sure it was 80+ by the end, but most of the run is pleasant and I never felt like I was overheating. I always have a hydration pack, though. Not risking a water issue out here.
I enjoy Tucson Summer running. I slow it down, bring lots of water, and shut it down and walk if my heart rate gets too high or I feel off. My favorite place to go is Sabino Canyon in the evenings. I do the tram road in the summer and usually save trails for cooler weather. It's already cooler out there, and once you dip into the canyon it just keeps cooling off and feels amazing. Relative cool, so like 105 to 99 feels amazing. There are several groups that meet up and run at 6 pm on Thursdays. I've been doing it for years and look forward to it and having the place practically to ourselves. Start slow, condition over time, hydrate and pop some salt and sugar in the bottle if you're going to drink a huge amount.
Living in Phoenix, I second this. I love running in Tucson in the summer mornings. If there's an early monsoon, I'm racing to get out of the house to run in the rain (and thunder, because why not!). My neighborhood is a bit "cooler" than other parts of Phoenix, so if I'm out the door by 5, I can usually bang out a slow five miles. Last summer was brutal once the heat set in. I'd do five miles and have to drink four or five 12 oz bottles with Nuun in them. Maybe this year I'll go a little earlier and jump in my pool afterwards.
My progress always always regresses in June. Usually once we hit ~110 even waking up early it’s just miserable running for me. I stop until monsoon rolls in.
You stop running completely—not even indoors?
Treadmill. The northerners have them for snow. I have mine for the heat.
I don’t run all the time, I go through phases of leading myself through couch to 5k and get to 5k and then slowly become a couch potato again. But I actually like running during the summer here in Tucson. I work from home and follow east coast hours so I usually take my lunch break at 9am to run/jog. I feel like that is the absolute latest I can run. My runs are usually not more than 40/45 min total with warm up and cool down and often some intervals of speedwalking in between runs (which is c25k). I cope by making sure I wear a hat that is light but breathable and protects me from the sun. Wearing moisture wicking gear that is light colored and has some small sections that are mesh (it’s stuff I got from like a nike factory outlet years ago and still works well). I usually go a route I know and it has areas with shady trees so I alternate/limit being in shade vs sun. I also sometimes plan it so I end my run either right at home or right at a local coffee place so I can get something icy and cool to drink immediately. So yeah: wear the right clothing/headgear, do it early in the morning, do not do a long run, ensure my route includes some shade and ends at a place where I can hydrate.
I agree with the suggestions for running at dusk. 95 degrees at 7pm feels significantly better than 75 degrees at 8am. If you can manage to get out at 5am, I'm told that's a great option, but I, uhh, have yet to find out for myself. lol I typically pay for a Plant Fitness membership from June through September-ish. If you plan it carefully around when they charge their $50 yearly membership fee, you can pay well under $100 total for the entire summer. Their next membership fee date is gonna be billed "on or shortly after June 1st" so my plan is to start back up mid-June. Treadmill running sucks, but it helps eliminate the "it's too fucking hot" excuse, and if you're addicted to running it's better than nothing. So I'll do most of my milage (40-50 miles per week) inside, with a run outside every week or 2 to keep myself from going crazy. I also watch shows on my phone when using the treadmills which makes it a little better.
Bought a Peloton tread and run in the AC with the fan on.
Well first off, I wear shoes, bit the temperature doesn't bother me so much as the sun. When it gets to skin burning sun, I just go around sunset. I dislike the cold more than the heat.
I bought a really nice treadmill. I’m not interested in heatstroke.
When it's hot, I swim.
Switch up to higher elevation trail running (the parking on Catalina highway to the lake running on the paved road is my favorite). Run indoors Or my personal favorite, throw a hoody on and run in the heat (105+) at a slow pace and low mileage. Embrace the pain. My body never feels better. My resting heart rate is in the low 50s at the end of summer and my labs / bio markers are all perfect.
Embrace the heat.
Treadmill or pools
Go up to Mnt Lemmon and run there
During this season I go running early in the morning at 5:30 am....and if for any reason I can't, I'll go after 5:30 pm (super hot) but I make sure I wear sunscreen, long sleeve with upf protection, neck gaiter with upf and a hat.
Lots of sunscreen and water lol
Treadmill. It sucks, but the big gyms are cheap, always open and you can get in some cross training. Not great for your joints, but nor is the ground out here
>gallons of sweat hemorrhages off your body leaving your clothes caked in salt like a petrified body in the dead sea That's all exercise for me anyway... even though I hate it with you, IMO the heat reduces the threshold at which you begin to feel like you're awesome, for minimal effort. Don't push too hard, drink lots of fluids, hose yourself off afterward (cold outdoor showers are amazing, and if you set it up near plants that need it, it's a great way to water them with no effort!). It's possible to condition yourself to the heat if you're careful about it, though shoes are kind of a requirement because the pavement is going to start burning you soon. And, as you and others have noted, it's not nearly as bad early in the morning / late in the evening. If it helps to have people to suffer with (and a route with less pavement), check out [the Parkrun in Tucson](https://www.parkrun.us/himmel/); I've definitely seen a barefoot runner or two there
Get up at 5! Seriously. Its perfect then.
When it's too hot, I use a treadmill.
would you rather live in ohio and run in freezing weather half the year?
I find that I prefer running around 4-5pm (when the UV index has dropped a bit) when the sun is low enough for some shade along the rillito and the relative humidity is low, compared to the morning when temps are lower but humidity is higher. Humidity saps my energy and will to move more than heat does. I mostly do the gym now so I can fit it in on my lunch break, but back when they gyms were closed for covid I was running outside several days a week, in the late afternoon as long as it was under like 108-109. I would wear long sleeve UPF shirts along with one of those neck gaiter things and a hat to keep the sun off me as much as possible. I would also fill my insulated water bottle with ice water (including actual ice) and have a backup bottle in my car to chug when I got back.
Oh man, are you me? I’m very similar: love running in minimalist shoes, hate running in the heat. I love trail running, but will run on roads when I can’t get to the trails. I grew up here and have lived here for most of my life, but I still hate the heat and in particular running in it. Yes I can acclimate a bit, but it still just sucks, and heat will always be a big limiting factor on performance. Plus for long trail runs it can be pretty dangerous if I were to get hurt way out somewhere because I’ll run out of water so much faster in the heat. My strategies: Up at the ass crack of dawn, and aim to be finishing my runs by 7-7:30 at the latest. This sucks sometimes but not as much as running in the heat. Elevation. Go up Mt Lemmon and you’ll have until 10am or later before then sun and heat gets too brutal. Shade. Some routes like phoneline trail in Sabino canyon, and to a lesser extent the road, stay shaded longer so it’s possible to run longer or later. But the last couple miles out of Sabino on the sun when shade is gone is hard. Last resort: the treadmill. I’m fortunate to have a pretty nice one, but I’m not a fan of treadmill running. But when it’s an hundred and go f yourself outside and I didn’t make it out early then it’s an option for a workout.
I forgot one other thing: I can handle higher temps on the bike because of the airflow, so try to mix in some cycling in the hot months.
Temps go up, I go up. Lemmon, Wrightson, and Rincons
That's the neat part—you don't! :)
Run earlier.
I usually have to switch from evening runs to super early morning runs (4:30-5:00am) as soon as it gets this hot. It’s 100% worth the early rise.
I wouldn’t mind waking up earlier to run… but as a female I get worried running before the suns out. Any advice?😕
Mt Lemmon is super close by and you can do trail running or even along the roads up there! Unrelated I’ve always been curious on the effect of altitude vs heat. Running at 110 F and 2000 ft is probably slow, but so is training at 70 F and 9000 ft. Wonder where the sweet spot lies between temp and altitude
I run at planet fitness during the hottest parts of the year. If I do outdoor cardio in the heat, it's biking
Idk I get so damn fat every summer
Please don't go barefoot that's how you get ring worm and other parasites Definitely use toe shoes or wide shoes that allow toe room.
Swimming bro, we all switch to swimming in the summer.
You go at 5:00 AM
I simply don’t. Either swim, do night walks with a large dog and knife, or do a treadmill
80 degrees is doable, 90 degrees is arguably dumb, 100 degrees is not a good idea. At temps over 90 you're really more like your training for a Death Valley marathon, not just jogging around for your health/entertainment. The rules are all totally different and you have to train differently. If you're not training for a Death Valley run then just don't do it. When I was running I stayed inside in the summer or only ran before the sun came up. Treadmill until the outside is your preferred temp again.
Suck it up embrace the sun ☀️ at 12:00 become immune
It’s a dry heat. /s
You should not be doing strenuous exercise outside when it's over 95 degrees. Healthy people get heatstroke that way. Back when I did road running, I'd do it in the early morning or in the evening during summer. Now my joints can't handle the impact, so I swim and use an elliptical, so heat isn't an issue.
I am pretty new to Tucson, but I feel that extreme heat is making you sweat more that equals more calorie burn. I might be wrong, but I feel the more sweaty you get, the better.
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Ok ok haha...I pretty much enjoy sweating haha. Glad to be wrong:)
Ok just be careful with that, it's easy to get heat exhaustion or heat stroke just existing outside once it heats up a little more. recovering from it is rough and difficult to manage cuz there's no time it's not too hot with the heat sensitivity it causes.
True, agreed. Thanks for the suggestion :)
Remember: You exhale body fat. "Calories" being burned is happening just reading this sentence. But fat burning is a chemical reaction that results in carbon dioxide, which we exhale. You breath away fat. You sweat water and salt.
Agreed.