apackham's Blog

From the cold and wet of the UK to India is a bit of a jump. I'm working in Chennai this week and the temperature is 38-40C. I've not run outside yet mainly because of the heat but also because I've not found anywhere suitable to run.

Even on the treadmill I've noticed that my 5k time has dropped by about 2 mins. I've been very careful to keep my pulse below 155-160 as dehydration (even in a air-conditioned gym) is a real problem. Although looking out the window so see the view in the picture below does make up for it a bit. 

On my last few trips I found that I just couldn't drink enough water but this time I've brought a pile of Lucozade sport rehydrate and body fuel drink mixes and I've had no problem at all.