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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi, Can anyone give me advice about running in very hot, sunny climates such as Africa and Asia? I’m from the UK, which is seldom sunny and never hot. I regulary have to spend time overseas (7 – 10 days), and would like to continue running while I am there (I run 3 miles twice a week, and 8 miles once per week). What are the best ways to avoid sunstroke and dehydration (and any other problems)? I can run at sun set, but running any later would probably be unsafe. Thanks for any help. Martin.

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I advise you to run in the evening. You have to get out real early (before 6AM) to beat the heat. In the evening, its nice and cool. Look for a place with good lighting, I often run on the shoulder of a road. Also drink lots of water during the day, and after your run. Why would it be unsafe at night?, usually people don’t mess with runners. -hoz – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi, Can anyone give me advice about running in very hot, sunny climates such as Africa and Asia? I’m from the UK, which is seldom sunny and never hot. I regulary have to spend time overseas (7 – 10 days), and would like to continue running while I am there (I run 3 miles twice a week, and 8 miles once per week). What are the best ways to avoid sunstroke and dehydration (and any other problems)? I can run at sun set, but running any later would probably be unsafe. Thanks for any help. Martin.

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Martin: I used to travel lots in SE Asia (Thailand, for 2 1/2 years, Laos and Vietnam, frequent long-ish trips). I find dawn to be much cooler than the evening.  I don’t know if safety is a factor in the evening/dawn thing.  The streets weren’t empty or peaceful at dawn!  I used to get hassled by ‘taxi’ drivers in one city, until I learned the equivalent of ‘not on your best day.’  After that, the joking was less aggressive and more fun.  When I ran at night in Thailand, I never felt unsafe, although guys liked to try to talk to me (keep in mind I don’t wear running shorts and skimpy tops in these situations!  I often ran in floppy pants and a t-shirt).  So, I can say that it really wasn’t unsafe; I just felt different. I had friends in the Solomon Islands (very humid, very close to the equator) and they ran in the early a.m. with little trouble.  Of course, they were not in the city; the forested areas are significantly cooler than the cities. In Thailand, I sometimes gave up running at the height of the hot, dry season.  This was just as much because my body became progressively more stressed through the hot/dry season — you know, 2 1/2 weeks of 105 degree weather (remember, I’m an American, so this is fahrenheidt) can give you a vicious headache no matter how hydrated you stay.  In those cases, running was out of the question.  (The solution, by the way, was to find an air-conditioned store and hang out there for a half hour or so, and then the headache would go away.) Best wishes on your travels, Kate

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi, Can anyone give me advice about running in very hot, sunny climates such as Africa and Asia? I’m from the UK, which is seldom sunny and never hot. I regulary have to spend time overseas (7 – 10 days), and would like to continue running while I am there (I run 3 miles twice a week, and 8 miles once per week). What are the best ways to avoid sunstroke and dehydration (and any other problems)? I can run at sun set, but running any later would probably be unsafe. Thanks for any help. Martin.

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I recall reading back in the 70’s about Benji Durden training in rubberized suits in the Atlanta’s midday heat to develop heat tolerance. Survived it all to run 2:10 mara. pete – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi, Can anyone give me advice about running in very hot, sunny climates such as Africa and Asia? I’m from the UK, which is seldom sunny and never hot. I regulary have to spend time overseas (7 – 10 days), and would like to continue running while I am there (I run 3 miles twice a week, and 8 miles once per week). What are the best ways to avoid sunstroke and dehydration (and any other problems)? I can run at sun set, but running any later would probably be unsafe. Thanks for any help. Martin.

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Hi, Can anyone give me advice about running in very hot, sunny climates such as Africa and Asia? I’m from the UK, which is seldom sunny and never hot.

Martin, from my one experience with jumping into a hot climate: 1) in the far term, get as lean as you can. This will help with heat dissipation. 2) in the near term, drink until you slosh! and drink frequently during the run. 3) dawn in the coolest it gets in most parts of the world, so run then if you can 4) try to schedule long run for back home, if that doesn’t screw your schedule completely. Good luck. rm PS: Not trying to be funny, but we tend to develop unthinking reflexes about which way the traffic’s coming from. Make sure you watch your back on the roads.

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Hi, Can anyone give me advice about running in very hot, sunny climates such as Africa and Asia? I’m from the UK, which is seldom sunny and never hot. I regulary have to spend time overseas (7 – 10 days), and would like to continue running while I am there (I run 3 miles twice a week, and 8 miles once per week). What are the best ways to avoid sunstroke and dehydration (and any other problems)? I can run at sun set, but running any later would probably be unsafe. Thanks for any help. Martin.

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