Nice little article about the effects of heat and humidity from Gina Kolata in the New York Times yesterday. It mentions the Mini 10K I ran in last month, specifically how the conditions conspired to bring the finishing times to their lowest in 10 years. I feel somewhat vindicated now.
The forecast for this weekend is typical July in New York: oppressive steamroom with thunderstorms. I’m off to do a tempo run on the treadmill this morning, the first of many runs I’ll do inside in the coming days.
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Races Like a Girl 
Eeesh. Although there is so much to despise about California, the weather where I live is an enormous blessing.
Do you find that treadmill runs affect your training (other than boredom)?
The treadmill actually offers some advantages over road running sometimes:
– For recovery runs, I can force myself to run slow.
– For tempo runs, I can force myself to run fast. 🙂 (And there are no stoplights, people blocking the path, hills to throw off the pace, etc.)
– It’s also pretty good for barefoot (or, in my case, sock feet) running. I try to do a mile or two of this every once in awhile to strengthen my foot and ankle muscles.
– It’s a good way to try out a new pair of shoes that I’m not sure about. If they don’t fit right, I can stop the run and I’m not 8 miles from home.
And, of course, during foul weather like this weekend, the treadmill *is* my training.
I was at that race myself. As a volunteer. If just standing there sauteed my skin, then I can only imagine how all of you were feeling too!