Confessions of an Amateur Athlete

First off, I have to take a few seconds to really thank Hoist for not only sending me a few items to try out.... but a whole CASE!  AND a draw-string bag like the ones you get at expos! THANK YOU SO MUCH Hoist, You guys rock!

Who knows running in the heat better than those of us who brave triple digits here in the desert?  I've shared some of my tips to surviving the Hellish Heat , but I thought this time I'd ask my new group of running/blogging gurus to offer their advice!  green.autoblog.com Check out #RunEatTweetAZ runners and their tips to pounding the miles on pavement that can cook an egg!       Kristin: http://cookandrunwithkristin.com/ I fill up my handheld water bottle entirely with ice and then fill any extra space with cold water! It's great for drinking and spraying some on your face! At least if you start with ice it'll become cold water during your run! If you start with cold or luke warm water it will turn to hot broth lol!   Or you can run along the beach and get your feet wet! JESSICA: http://www.sweatismysanity.com/     Change Your Expectations - Maintaining and even improving your pace through the ...

It's getting hot!  And here in the desert, that means Triple Digits daily!  As we all know, the heat can put a major damper on running.  And for those of us training for late summer/fall races... we have to brave the extremes to log our miles! So what can we do to stay cool and beat the heat?  I went to my fellow blogging community and social media buddies for THEIR advice on on what to do when things heat up! "I freeze washcloths and keep them in a cooler in my driveway.  It's the start of my 5 mile loop.  Good for about 2.5 miles or so.  Use to cool off." -- Christopher    "Aside from the obvious try to avoid running in the middle of the day during the peak sun hours, I also back off of my pace and overall intensity. When the heat is bad I might decide not to do intervals or a tough hill workout and just do a regular, comfortable pace run and save the hard stuff for a different day." -- Amy   "Find a r...