Recorded run · 13 Aug 2026

Three and a half in 33°C

33°C · first attempt at using Strava
Planned
3.5 mi
Duration
Not recorded
Water stops
2
Temperature
33°C
How it went

The heat won this one

The weather was 33°C. I attempted to use Strava for the first time, which didn't go to plan. I was fighting my phone in and out of my pocket. The sweat dripping off my head was interfering with the phone screen.

I went unprepared for the heat and had to stop to buy water twice. So it's fair to say I failed this training session.

What I'm changing

For the next training run I'm going to run early in the morning to try and avoid some of the heat. I have got a running vest with water bottles in. I'll go even more prepared since it will be the longest distance I've ever attempted to run. In the meantime I'm going to learn what I did wrong with Strava, and it might be worth investing in a running watch because the phone struggle was real.

Every run, out in the open

This one is part of the current training block. Runs recorded on the watch land in the run history and stay there.