What did you do for exercise today?

[ADqtPiMel]

I'm supposed to run a half marathon tomorrow but it's supposed to be close to 100 degrees and humid in the DC area I likely won't end up running since I have a history of fainting in heat.

[aggieAXO]

Originally Posted by ADqtPiMel

I'm supposed to run a half marathon tomorrow but it's supposed to be close to 100 degrees and humid in the DC area I likely won't end up running since I have a history of fainting in heat.

That pretty much describes what the weather is like everyday here. I have to say it has helped with my endurance, though I doubt I could run a half marathon in the heat/humidity.

Will be running 5 mile loop tonight.

[ADqtPiMel]

Originally Posted by aggieAXO

That pretty much describes what the weather is like everyday here. I have to say it has helped with my endurance, though I doubt I could run a half marathon in the heat/humidity.

Will be running 5 mile loop tonight.

I'm a delicate flower (ok, a wuss) who moves to the treadmill anytime it gets over 75 degrees. I ran a 5k under similar conditions in June and a) it took me nearly 27 minutes and b) I'm not sure I could have kept going for 10 more miles.

[pbear19]

Well, thanks to Ike I am not running the Lewis & Clark half marathon right now. 75 minutes after I left my house I was still in a line of hundreds of cars trying to get to the start. Once the start time came and went, I pulled out of line and came home. It took me less than 30 minutes to get home, even considering how slow I was driving!

Oh well. Who wants to run 13.1 miles while getting 3+ inches of rain dropped on you with the risk of flash flooding, right?

[ADqtPiMel]

Originally Posted by ADqtPiMel

I'm supposed to run a half marathon tomorrow but it's supposed to be close to 100 degrees and humid in the DC area I likely won't end up running since I have a history of fainting in heat.

Well, I did it -- but it was pretty dang miserable. Record heat and high humidity. Yuck.

[pbear19]

Originally Posted by ADqtPiMel

Well, I did it -- but it was pretty dang miserable. Record heat and high humidity. Yuck.

CONGRATULATIONS!!! You got through it, and that is an incredible accomplishment in those kinds of conditions. Good for you. Hope you had a nice post-race treat for yourself!

Originally Posted by EE-BO

Sorry bout that pbear- it is really odd to imagine a hurricane affecting St. Louis!

I know! The race directors ended up stopping the race early, so it's just as well I didn't get there in time. Although I would have gotten the medal at least. I don't know if it was the 10 mile mark for the leaders, or the 10 mile mark for the friend of a friend, but from what I understand it was called before anyone finished the full (although there may have been 1/2 marathon finishers, I'm not positive about that).

I saw somewhere online this morning that Ike was considered a tropical depression - while it was dumping rain on St. Louis. That made me chuckle, a tropical anything in the middle of the country! By the afternoon it was gorgeous and sunny here, it moved through that quickly. There was a lot of road flooding, and the race was right by a river in bottom lands, so my guess is they had to stop it early because of flooding, rather than the deluge of rain still coming down.

[ΑΓΔSquirrel10]

I have been working out on the elliptical for 30 minutes at a time recently. I always do the aerobics trainer program, and I end up going 2.5 miles and burning 400 calories in one workout. Last week, I did this for 5 days in a row and stopped snacking in between meals. As a result, I have lost a complete dress size in the past week

[christiangirl]

^^^Wooow. That's AWESOME! Me next, me next!

I had skating practice for an hour today. Tomorrow, I'm determined to get re-acquainted with Mr. Elliptical.

[aggieAXO]

Originally Posted by ADqtPiMel

Well, I did it -- but it was pretty dang miserable. Record heat and high humidity. Yuck.

Good for you! I wish I could run a half marathon. I am training for my first one in January. I just can't seem to get past 7 miles. I get bored.

Ran 3 miles last night then sprints with trainer this AM.

[aephi alum]

Stationary bike + weights. Home gym = no excuses.