June 2018 Running Challenge

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  • girlinahat
    girlinahat Posts: 2,956 Member
    @PastorVincent thanks. It’s less trying to figure out the conversion and more that our weather forecasts just don’t focus on dew point.

    What I DO know, is that what I think of as hot, probably isn’t hot for some of you guys.
  • girlinahat
    girlinahat Posts: 2,956 Member
    @VUA21 lol. No, we don’t have extremes of weather, and the most poisonous/dangerous things in the countryside are probably plants. Or cows. Cows kill quite a few people.

    Cold rain gets boring. There’s a special kind of rain that penetrates your skin within seconds.

    Glad you like our beer. I’m quite partial to it too, as to whisky, well, we can differ on that...

    As to that ‘futbol’ thing, I can assure you I am more likely to discuss rugby, cricket or tennis (Wimbledon only) than before THAT dull sport!!!!
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
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  • VUA21
    VUA21 Posts: 2,072 Member
    girlinahat wrote: »
    @VUA21 lol. No, we don’t have extremes of weather, and the most poisonous/dangerous things in the countryside are probably plants. Or cows. Cows kill quite a few people.

    Cold rain gets boring. There’s a special kind of rain that penetrates your skin within seconds.

    Glad you like our beer. I’m quite partial to it too, as to whisky, well, we can differ on that...

    As to that ‘futbol’ thing, I can assure you I am more likely to discuss rugby, cricket or tennis (Wimbledon only) than before THAT dull sport!!!!

    I believe it's Latin annoucers that make the sport more interesting for us. I also enjoy Tennis (yes, almost exclusively Wimbledon, Olympics is only every four years). I prefer Hockey, not too many Games in July though. I also said whiskey prices... 15yr Macallan runs about $70-80 here (standard bottle), cheaper If I drive 15 minutes south and go to Mexico - almost no liquor taxes!
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    girlinahat wrote: »
    @PastorVincent thanks. It’s less trying to figure out the conversion and more that our weather forecasts just don’t focus on dew point.

    What I DO know, is that what I think of as hot, probably isn’t hot for some of you guys.

    Oh. You can calculate it: http://www.dpcalc.org :)
  • AmyOutOfControl
    AmyOutOfControl Posts: 1,425 Member
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    For all the new runners in the thread, as we head into summer do not forget to watch the DEW POINT before planning your runs. Dew point is a better predictor than relative humidity on how bad the weather is going to impact your run. Here is a handy chart:

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    SRC: http://througharunninglens.blogspot.com/2012/07/dew-point-and-runners-what-is-it-and.html

    Hahaha! According to this chart and a dew point calculator, I should skip my run tomorrow morning... and the rest of the week. LOL
  • ContraryMaryMary
    ContraryMaryMary Posts: 1,776 Member
    edited June 2018
    Oh for a little heat. I'm about to head out the door into cold rain.
  • ContraryMaryMary
    ContraryMaryMary Posts: 1,776 Member
    RunsOnEspresso wrote: »
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    RunsOnEspresso wrote: »
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    MegaMooseEsq wrote: »
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    For all the new runners in the thread, as we head into summer do not forget to watch the DEW POINT before planning your runs. Dew point is a better predictor than relative humidity on how bad the weather is going to impact your run. Here is a handy chart:

    aau6xce95cwq.png
    SRC: http://througharunninglens.blogspot.com/2012/07/dew-point-and-runners-what-is-it-and.html

    Thank you for this! This will be my first spring/summer running regularly and I've been struggling to figure out how to gage the weather ahead of time. It didn't occur to me to watch the dew point instead of relative humidity.

    Congrats on your first race! Yay!!!

    Dew point is key, but for summer running also pay attention to:

    UV index - you will be out in the direct sun for a while - and UV does not care about clouds you can be burned very badly on an overcast day. Most sunscreens will fail in sweaty conditions so pay attention to that too. Get good eye protection from UV too if you can (some people can not run with sunglasses on). You only get one set of eyes, so take care of them.

    Also remember that shirts have UV protection ratings too. Do not assume that you can not get burned while wearing a shirt. It can happen. Things that look opaque to our eyes are transparent to UV.

    Running at different times during the day usually avoids the UV risk nicely. Check a site like Dark Sky that gives hourly UV ratings.

    Clouds - Direct sun makes temps FEEL warmer than they are, clouds help reduce the FEEL of temps.

    Temperature - This one is obvious :) Ideal running temperature is in the 55F ballpark for most people. The farther you get from that number, the harder your run.

    Rain - A light rain is great, hail and lightning not so much. :) If you run trails remember that rain == mud. So be prepared for that.

    Over time you will learn what conditions are bad/good for you specifically.

    If you can afford it, buy the better "heat gear" style clothing. It helps A LOT but it is very very expensive in many places.

    No dew point, rain or clouds here. We just have temperature. And sun. Lots of sun. I refer to it as the glowing ball of doom this time of year.

    Stop your complaining, it is a "dry heat" - you know just like a convection oven. :lol:

    Except we don't get freshly baked chocolate chip cookies when we open the front door. There's no reward like with the oven. HAH

    In my neighborhood I have the Tasti factory (the clue is in the name - they package nuts, seeds and dried fruit but also make muesli bars, bliss balls and the like), so frequently on my runs the air is filled with the overwhelming smell of chocolate, and sometimes berries. It’s simply delicious. I can’t imagine what living right next door must be like.
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    girlinahat wrote: »
    @PastorVincent thanks. It’s less trying to figure out the conversion and more that our weather forecasts just don’t focus on dew point.

    What I DO know, is that what I think of as hot, probably isn’t hot for some of you guys.


    that's weird(to me) cause our forecasts focus on dewpoints, windchills, and "real" feels. they also talk about allergens and asthma
  • katharmonic
    katharmonic Posts: 5,720 Member
    Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
    06/01/18 :::: 1.4 :::: 1.4
    06/02/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 1.4
    06/03/18 :::: 13.1 :::: 14.5
    06/04/18 :::: 0.8 :::: 15.3
    06/05/18 :::: 3.6 :::: 18.9
    06/06/18 :::: 3.5 :::: 22.4
    06/07/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 22.4
    06/08/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 22.4
    06/09/18 :::: 9.0 :::: 31.4
    06/10/18 :::: 6.9 :::: 38.2
    06/11/18 :::: 3.1 :::: 41.3
    Goal = 110 miles

    I set out to do quick run before my circuit training workout, only to get a text from my trainer asking where I was just as I started my run. I guess I had the time off by an hour. Whoops! I really hate standing people up like that but on the other hand I was happy to have an unexpected extra day off to let my muscles rest. I still have a 7 am session tomorrow before my week of vacation.

    So, I had a little more time to run than expected, but kept it fairly short and easy. The weather is quite nice here, so I can't complain about being a little sweaty for this run - when I'm seeing that when I get to Iowa later this week it will be in the upper 90s. Not looking forward to that.
  • kat_ontherun
    kat_ontherun Posts: 45 Member
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  • Scott6255
    Scott6255 Posts: 2,547 Member
    edited June 2018
    Welcome to the group @kat_ontherun and @CivicSista

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