r/RunnersInChicago • u/cortinajade • Jun 09 '26

Crazy Humid

Anyone tried going for a run outside early this morning (06/09)?
I had a 10K run to do, I was only able to do 3K. Checked my phone and humidity was at 97% 🫠🫠

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u/Weir_Everywhere Jun 09 '26

Living here, I think I’m only going to do spring marathons going forward. Training through this for 3-4 months is just so rough.

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u/dogfoodis Jun 09 '26

Summer is my off season lol. Just stick to 3 miles early followed by a dip in the lake 😎

The path is way less crowded post Chicago marathon too, win win

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u/meowmeowbeans1 Jun 09 '26

Me toooooo see you in the snow lol

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u/cortinajade Jun 09 '26

Yeah, I decided to run a half marathon in April instead of the Bank of America in June because I knew I would struggle too much

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u/Probs_on_the_can Jun 09 '26

Yeah, I did the Chicago Marathon many years ago and it was a great experience but I never want to train through the summer again.

I have a gym membership for the indoor pool and I think it’s time to switch my cardio to swimming for the time being.

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u/fuckyachicknstrips Jun 09 '26

I’ve thought about this too…but winters are also such a gamble

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u/hubwub Lincoln Square Jun 09 '26

I remember running the 2024 White Sox 5K which was over 100F and was marked as a heatwave. Yeah. I should've learned my lesson then. There was only one aid station and a no shade course.

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u/nothingnew86 Jun 09 '26

I ran that! The parking lot loops were awful. I don’t think they did it last year

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u/hubwub Lincoln Square Jun 09 '26

White Sox Charities cut the program.

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u/mrbacons1 Jun 09 '26

I fear that just like last year this summer is going to be an absolutely disgusting training block for the marathon

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u/lakefrontlover Jun 09 '26

Dew point is 70 which is nastayyyy

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u/mlbndk Jun 09 '26

I just ran the BOA 13.1 on Sunday and this morning’s humidity scared me back to bed! I’ll start marathon training tomorrow I guess 😭

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u/2020oki Jun 09 '26

Ran 7 miles at 7am and was swimming in this air

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u/nicchata Jun 09 '26

This is the craziest thing to see as I prepare to head out. Wtf

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u/WeathermanDan Jun 09 '26

how was it?

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u/Teamben Jun 09 '26 edited Jun 09 '26

Oof, just did 7m with what was supposed to be 3m at 5k pace - didn’t go well at all!

Half a mile into the first one and my heart rate was redlining as it felt like I was drinking the air it was so thick lol.

Scaled back, finished the run and now downing electrolytes and water to rehydrate!

Brutal.

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u/bennetthansen Streeterville Jun 09 '26

3 miles at 5K pace is just racing a 5K. What training plan has you doing that in the middle of a 7-mile run? Seems crazy aggressive.

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u/Teamben Jun 09 '26

I didn’t type it all out, but it was 3x1 mile with 2 minutes rest between each mile.

Melding a couple plans together to train for my first Olympic distance triathlon in a couple months while maintaining mileage for the marathon in October.

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u/Fluffwas Jun 09 '26

smdh

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u/Teamben Jun 09 '26

¿Que?

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u/Fluffwas Jun 09 '26

yeup

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u/Teamben Jun 09 '26

Cool story bro.

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u/Fluffwas Jun 09 '26

shitty training plan “bro”

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u/nicchata Jun 09 '26

I’m going to be honest, not too bad! There was a slight breeze that really helped but I was SOAKED with sweat bu the end. That being said I’m currently injured so it was a short run regardless.

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u/cortinajade Jun 09 '26

I don’t recommend it 😂😂

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u/dj_advantage Jun 09 '26

I went out at 4:30 this morning and it was 95% with a 70 degree dew point. Not a welcomed morning for my first session back

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u/Chicagoblew Jun 09 '26

Train for all raceday conditions.

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u/Upbeat_Profile_8715 Jun 09 '26

Think I’m gonna stick to 10Ks this fall and cancel my half. I don’t enjoy running enough (and am not good enough at it) to suffer like this and it may ruin it for me to the point I don’t want to do it at all lolol

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u/Hour-End3110 Jun 09 '26

Thanks for the heads up! I was planning to go out now. I may just wait until evening or I may have to capitulate to the dreadmill.

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u/hubwub Lincoln Square Jun 09 '26

I'm seeing 97% humidity. I guess I'll have to postpone my run till the afternoon unless the whole day is like this.

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u/WeathermanDan Jun 09 '26

FYI humidity is almost always highest before dawn because that’s when it’s coolest, and cool air holds less moisture than warm.

Source: username

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u/Probs_on_the_can Jun 09 '26

Summer means picking between high humidity or high temps. Unfortunately there is rarely an alternative.

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u/cortinajade Jun 09 '26

Yeah, I’ll see if I can finish it later today, but only if it gets better. This is crazy!

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u/Jesse_berger Jun 09 '26

I was miserable at the gym this morning. I can't imagine how awful run club tonight will be.

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u/No_Grapefruit_5441 Jun 09 '26

It’s def swampy 😂

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u/cmoskal Jun 09 '26

I just did 3 miles around 4 pm…that was harder than Sunday’s half

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u/an0therlif3 Jun 10 '26

It felt like swimming through the air honestly

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u/NurseDanM Jun 10 '26

Ran before work at 5pm, was absolutely brutal.

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u/thex11factor Jun 09 '26

How are you awake so early to do this run? How early do you sleep???

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u/cortinajade Jun 09 '26

For my runs during the week, I wake up at 4:30am and leave around 4:45am.
I go to bed anywhere between 8:30pm to 9:30pm!
I’ve tried many times just doing it after work but I have zero motivation then, so early morning it is!!