Dry heaving while running...

[OhioBlue]

I think it is the reverse. In low humidity areas, you don't sweat as much because what you do sweat evaporates and cools you due to the air's low moisture content. In humid areas, your sweat doesn't evaporate hardly at all because the air is already saturated with moisture. And so you don't have the cooling effect. And your body sweats more to cool you down, but that doesn't work either.

The marathon last month proved this out for me. I hadn't been able to do even one longish pace run at anticipated marathon pace because of the heat and water loss. And yet I ran my race just fine.

FWIW, I average about one pound of weight loss per mile for the first miles (half a pound thereafter) in Houston summers. That is for runs on which I carry my belt and hydrate, drinking 32 oz of fluid every four miles. Now that it is cooler and less humid, I average a third of a pound or less per mile and I drain the same 32 oz once every 12 or so miles.

I don't know how you run in Houston during the hot/humid part of the year. Which I'm assuming is like 11 out of the 12 months. I absolutely detest humidity. i'm spoiled running here in Utah.

[Pheidippides]

I don't know how you run in Houston during the hot/humid part of the year. Which I'm assuming is like 11 out of the 12 months. I absolutely detest humidity. i'm spoiled running here in Utah.

For me, June through September is the miserable time. I tried to get in a twenty miler three times this summer and only succeeded once. The running weather for the rest of the year is quite nice. I set a post mish personal best in the mile last night (3rd mile of a 5k) because I felt so good.

[Moliere]

For me, June through September is the miserable time. I tried to get in a twenty miler three times this summer and only succeeded once. The running weather for the rest of the year is quite nice. I set a post mish personal best in the mile last night (3rd mile of a 5k) because I felt so good.

I saw that mile on facebook and wondered about that. For me I'm dead after two miles but I'm slowly getting stronger. After two months and having strep throat and finally getting over the dry heaving I felt really good last night.

And Houston is very, vert nice from October through mid-June. Running at nights are so pleasant right now.