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franky2x
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You'll become acclimatized, and be fine. Relax.
Just run and hydrate as usual.
They don't expect you to show up day one and be superman. |
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Red 7
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Don't worry about, people have been running in the heat for decades. new troops arrive at all seasons during the year and adapt. However, drink plenty of water, continue your training program. You will do just fine and it will not be as tough as you think. |
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Tara
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im a 15 yr old girl who runs 1.5 miles in 10 minutes every day
(im in Georgia, its really hot)
what i do is just zone out and keep a fast pace, my mind won't be there, ill be on auto-pilot so i don't think about the heat and strain. |
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Olan Black
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You will be OK, I came from Detroit, had never run in my life, and I was able to do it. like that Nike thing said, just do it. |
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W Z
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drink lots and lots and lots of water! Don't drink really cold water, that might give you cramps. but water will be your best friend. that will help you run longer on those hot days. |
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Ryan H.
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Drink A LOT of water the day before and some the day of a long run, but DO NOT run on a full stomach of water, it will give you cramps and make running extremely uncomfortable. Learn some breathing techniques also. A good breathing technique will get you farther than you think you can go. Good luck, and thank you for you service. |
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son
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hydrate. |
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Wilson R
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Drink lots of water the night before, it's important to stay hydrated. |
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raelynn
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if i were you i would try running with a bunch of layers.
there are things called plastics that the wrestlers used to use in my highschool, they are like plastic suits that retain body heat.
i would say run in a sauna but that probably wouldnt help haha |
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Pein
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DRINK WATER!!!! The worst thing you can do to your body before running in hot weather is not prepare yourself for the physical exercise. You will know when you are hydrated when your urine is clear. Also, prepare the night before by eating plenty of carbs such as pasta, bread, etc. Make sure you stretch long and well because it is very easy to pull a muscle during hot weather. And last but not least, keep on telling yourself that you can do it! Don't tell yourself that you are tired because the thought of that will only slow you down. Just keep on running and the rest should take care of itself. =) |
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The friendly atheist.
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run after it! |
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Margaret S
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Exercise in the sauna at your local gym. Jogg in the summer during the heat (after 11 am to 3 pm). Always drink plenty of water. Eat healthy with lots of vitamins. Jogg more intensely thus your body will increase your body temperature naturally or overdress yourself when jogging. |
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horseaev
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Well what you can do is get a heat pad and then you can run really far. That should probably help you get acclamated to the warm weather.....and you could also go to Florida and do a marathon or something.....like a long distance run. Vote me for best answer!!!! |
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Mayflower
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Lots of H2O.
I had to do a lot of running when I was stationed in Yuma AZ.
9 months of the year was summer.
Spend a lot of time out in the sun to acclimatise. |
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Token
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sRunning in heat is not something you just "get". It is something to build up. Over time at Basic you will be running and at the same time getting use to it. Best bet, find the hottest part of the day where you live and run. Also, go to the gym where that have hot rooms for sweating and relaxing. Not the steam room but the other one. Go in those to get use to but of heat. Maybe do some push up or sit ups in there. |
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Carol T
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Practice - train yourself to get used to the heat by doing a little more each day. Keep rehydrated. |
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SiFu frank
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Practice. I'm from New England and 63 over weight and now live in hot humid Delaware. I do a mile in 12.3 to get ready for my next black belt. Just make sure on days you run you hydrate well an hour or so before you start working out. Don't worry if you are fit 11.45 ain't that hard. Try to pace your self to not start too hard. Stay away from alcohol the day before testing. My last test was on a hot day in August. Just run every other day and push to improve your time. You got plenty of time. |
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Charleah
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Give yourself a chance to get used to running in the heat, and adjust your pace and dont run as fast. I would be careful because your blood pressure can drop too low or you could suffer heat exhaustion.
Dress lightly, and wear light-colored clothes. Avoid cotton t-shirts, cos they will become soaked and really heavy and make it harder for you to sweat.
Before you head out, drink a big glass of water and then bring a water bottle along for the run. Water is your best protection against heat exhaustion, and you should have about a cup of water every 15 or 20 minutes during your run. It doesn't hurt to pour some over your head once in a while, either. Whatever you do, do not wait until you are thirsty to drink. By then it will be too late, and you could be well on your way to heat exhaustion.
Just use common sense but enjoy it too! |
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Must Be The Clouds In My Eyes
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start dressing warmer , wear more then you would need too |
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C M
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You need to work on Stamina. If you don't think you can make it try running further and faster now. It does get hot down here and that does make it harder but if you have a good cardiovascular system you should be OK. Stay hydrated and stay away from dairy and to much sugar. Honestly you should not worrie about it. When you get there they will slowly train you to the level you need to be at. |
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Amy S
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By the end of boot camp it'll be mid-November... you won't have to worry about that kind of heat at that time of year.
Just focus on building endurance. Your Drill Instructors will take care of the rest. You won't believe how much more you'll be able to do as you leave basic than you could do when you got there!
As for adjusting to the climate... you have pretty warm summers up there, don't you? Warm and humid? So.. during those warm months, you run in the heat of the day... unless it's too warm to be safe. That should to the trick.
Also, don't focus so much on speed as you do distance. If you have the endurance for distances, you'll be able to run the 1.5 inside the mandatory time, no sweat!
Good luck to you! My father recently passed away, and we have his silver wings. He was on one of the original Air Force flight crews... enlisted when it was still Army-Air Corps... by the time he got to boot camp, it had split into the Army and the Air Force. He chose planes... |
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