Running when it's hot
Huh, having just read this
Making Light thread on heat stress on Friday, I went out for a run on Saturday morning about 8am (thinking it wouldn't be too hot) and I didn't drink enough water before I went, and I ended up with what I'd diagnose as mild heat exhaustion.
Fortunately I realised I didn't feel quite right and cut the run short, but it left me kind of vulnerable for the rest of the day. In the late afternoon, I mowed the lawn and felt fine, but when I tried to do a bit of work in the garage after that, I started feeling really stressed, and making stupid mistakes. Again, fortunately I realised something was wrong, and went to lie down and drink more water till I felt better, but it was amazing how quickly I went from fine to really-not-right-at-all.
Today the weather is cooler, but take heed from my lesson kids: be careful if you are running (or otherwise exerting yourselves) in the sun.
Posted by MFreestone at July 30, 2006 09:19 PM