Erika @ MCM Mama Runs hosts Tuesdays on the Run with April @ Run the great wide somewhere and Patty @ My no-guilt life! 

This week’s topic is: Hot Weather Running Tips

What to wear:

• Skirts, of course. You stay cooler in them than capris or shorts and they just look good.

Especially SkirtSports skirts!

• Tank tops or tech tee shirts

   

• Baseball caps – they keep the hair off my neck and the sun off my face

• Cool Max socks – I am blister prone so this is important for me.

• Sunglasses – I wear contacts so my eyes are really sensitive.  I wear sunglasses all the time (even if it is not sunny) except when it is dark out.

Other essentials:

• Nathan Hand-held water bottle – I don’t usually carry water (I just loop my runs) but when I do, I love this.

• Don’t forget that if you chafe, in the summer when you sweat, you chafe even more.

• And the sunscreen and bug spray (especially if you run in areas where there are ticks)

Where to run:

• Shady areas like bike paths or parks

• Trails

• Where there is a breeze off the water

• On the treadmill where there is air-conditioning

When to run:

• In the morning before it gets warm

• In the evening when it cools down

Of course, remember, you will run SLOWER when it is hot.

And don’t forget those warm weather rewards!!!!