<p>RonBo makes many very good points.</p>
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<p>A few follow-on comments...</p>
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<p>I know nothing about inhaler's other than that if you need one -- your lungs closing down on you -- and you don't get a pump/squirt, you're screwed.</p>
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<p>On top of that, every body (note word selection) is different when performing in heat. Some bodies perform well, most do not. The fitter you are and less body fat you have, the better you will perform, as a general rule, which is NOT to say that those bodies will perform peak. Nearly any other body will suffer. And slow down. I do okay in crazy heat, but it hurts far more, though my body can go hard. Many can't. It's a fact. If this is you, maybe you need to pick your races (like no summer races) and/or learn to live with who you are as an athlete in the body you have and how it performs. My wife doesn't do many races, but when she does it is never, ever in the summer, because she knows she melts in anything over 75 degrees or even with a trace of humidity.</p>
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<p>As for recovery, if you were limited by heat, your recovery should be very, very quick for the exact reasons you supposed above -- that the heat prevented you from going so hard as to beat the body up. Walking or slogging/plodding doesn't beat up the body, or the lungs, nearly what going hard at race pace does, such as when you are racing on edge of your utmost ability. No doubt.</p>
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<p>As for targeting the next race, others have you covered. Ramp up for the next few weeks. You'll be fine. Unless it's another scorcher.</p>
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<p>Most of all, stay strong mentally. Know that the heat/inhaler did you in. Understand that and you'll be in a good place to drive the remaining weeks.</p>
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<p>Good luck.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>A few follow-on comments...</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I know nothing about inhaler's other than that if you need one -- your lungs closing down on you -- and you don't get a pump/squirt, you're screwed.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>On top of that, every body (note word selection) is different when performing in heat. Some bodies perform well, most do not. The fitter you are and less body fat you have, the better you will perform, as a general rule, which is NOT to say that those bodies will perform peak. Nearly any other body will suffer. And slow down. I do okay in crazy heat, but it hurts far more, though my body can go hard. Many can't. It's a fact. If this is you, maybe you need to pick your races (like no summer races) and/or learn to live with who you are as an athlete in the body you have and how it performs. My wife doesn't do many races, but when she does it is never, ever in the summer, because she knows she melts in anything over 75 degrees or even with a trace of humidity.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>As for recovery, if you were limited by heat, your recovery should be very, very quick for the exact reasons you supposed above -- that the heat prevented you from going so hard as to beat the body up. Walking or slogging/plodding doesn't beat up the body, or the lungs, nearly what going hard at race pace does, such as when you are racing on edge of your utmost ability. No doubt.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>As for targeting the next race, others have you covered. Ramp up for the next few weeks. You'll be fine. Unless it's another scorcher.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Most of all, stay strong mentally. Know that the heat/inhaler did you in. Understand that and you'll be in a good place to drive the remaining weeks.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
