Perhaps my mistake was attempting to run 14 miles during a heat advisory. Oops. All I know is that I drank 100 ounces of various fluids and still managed my entire run without having to pee. That has never happened to me before!
In the end, I ran nine miles outside before coming to my (rather limited) senses. Then I ran three more miles on the treadmill to arrive at 12 measly miles. Not the 13 I was scheduled for today. Not the 14 I was thinking I'd go for instead. 12.
On the plus side, I burned an insane number of calories.
This information probably came to me too late, but perhaps one of you will read it before attempting to do something foolish like spend any time outdoors at all today:
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY. * TEMPS/HEAT INDEX...AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 90S WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES AT OR ABOVE 100 DEGREES THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. NIGHTTIME TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 70S WITH MINIMUM HEAT INDEX VALUES IN THE UPPER 70S WHICH WILL PROVIDE LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE OPPRESSIVE CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...THE LIKELIHOOD OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES WILL INCREASE EACH DAY...DUE TO THE CUMULATIVE EFFECTS OF THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY. THE HEAT IS PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS FOR CHILDREN... THE ELDERLY...OR THOSE WITH MEDICAL CONDITIONS. LEAVING A CHILD OR PET IN AN ENCLOSED VEHICLE...EVEN FOR A SHORT TIME... CAN BE DEADLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT WEATHER WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HIGH TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN... AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. PEOPLE IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO CAN CALL 311 FOR ASSISTANCE AND INFORMATION ON COOLING CENTERS.
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