How About the Humidity...!!

5/16/2014

Feeling hot and sweaty here in China. It is back to being crazy humid even though it's a cloudy, not too hot day. Cue sweating and feeling puffed the instant you leave your lovely air conditioned apartment. Due to this humidity, I waited til 8 o'clock last night to go for a run! Shocker. Miraculously, my night time run at the track was a success last night. I wasn't going for any particular pace or time or even distance, but ended up doing a comfortable 10km, taking just over 46 minutes.

Puppy even joined me for a couple of laps, and f*&ken hell, she is fast! Would love to take her down to the track more often, or even when I go in the mornings, but I fear she may get a bit overexcited with the other runners there and may choose to pace them / try to lick them / say hello in her signature way - trouble is people are generally very fearful of dogs over here. Even super cute, friendly, little ones like this:

Not much else to report. SO glad it's the weekend. Got a 22km run planned (where most of it will be at threshold pace) and maybe a picnic with a good friend if the weather is good.

What about you - what's on for your weekend? Any running or races this weekend?

6 Comments

Kim link

5/15/2014 11:01:36 pm

Thanks for visiting my site - I love to meet new bloggers and add more to my list to follow!!!
I spent a year in Alabama for grad school and I think I was dehydrated almost every time I ran - the humidity there was crazy. I hope you can still get some good runs in:)

Lou

5/16/2014 10:36:05 am

Thanks Kim! I'll be following your blog now for sure! Great to meet you too! :) Yeah, I always underestimate humidity and heat while running, and hardly ever take water with me on my run (unless it's a long long run) as I hate the choking wile running feeling and carrying something if I don't have to. Have to work on this though, got my first 50km coming up! Eek, so, will be needing lots of water/fuel etc for that one..

Kristina link

5/15/2014 11:56:10 pm

What a cutie! Who could be fearful of that little face?! What is the reason that people tend to be fearful of dogs in China?

The humidity is such a killer. I ran in near 100 degree temps in the desert last year and didn't feel nearly as bad as when I run in 80 degrees + 100% humidity here.

Spending a girls weekend with my mom which means not a lot of running, but I am still planning to get in at least one 10 mile run!

Lou

5/16/2014 10:39:50 am

I'm not sure, I think it's a combination of there being rabies in rural China, but also lots of our friends seem to have been bitten by a dog as a child. I know, she's a cutie right? (humble brag about our puppy here lol...)

Have the best weekend! Sounds wonderful! And still getting in a 10 miler? Wow, you're on fire. You will inspire me to get my 22km one in this weekend, as the only distraction/excuse I've got is the rain and humidity. Thanks Kristina!

Kristen link

6/20/2014 10:07:39 am

I experienced a lot of humidity when I was living in Houston for a few years. I learned to deal with it pretty well (I like heat) but still found it difficult to run in from time to time. Now I have the opposite problem here in Oregon, living on the leeward side of the mountains, it is very very dry. In fact, I have a humidifier next to me when I sleep and work. Your pup is SO stinkin' cute. She looks so happy in the little basket.

Lou link

6/20/2014 11:51:24 am

Thanks Kristen! She's a cutie for sure. We love her! Hope she is happy too. :)

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