When it gets into the hot part of the summer here in Utah the temperatures reach over 100º during the middle of the day as it does in plenty of places all over the country and all over the world.
The issue is that if you are in training and if noontime is your time of the day to get your workout in, there’s not much chance to avoid exercising in the heat.
Back in the early 2000’s when George W. Bush was the President of the United States, he was a runner at that time and I remember either hearing or reading a story that on occasion he would run in the hot part of the day when he was at his compound in Texas where it can be very hot during the afternoon.
The rumor being that if you were scheduled to meet with President Bush and Lunch or afternoon was your time, you could go along for the run and talk while jogging in temperatures over 100º degrees. The rumor or report went that if you finished the 5k run distance with the President, that you would be given a T-Shirt that said, “Member Of The 100º Degree Club.”
Well I have never run with the President, but I have completed plenty of runs in temperatures over 100º (including another one yesterday) and so in my own mind I like to think I’m a member of the 100º degree club.
Are you a member of the 100º club so-to-speak?
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