Going out for a run without water

This is ridiculous. Some days it is too hot.
It's adult to be able to adjust dependent on circumstances.

I never take water when I run… too much of a hassle to carry (I guess there are strap on things?)

although you are very committed to running in this heat… water or not

Whenever people say 'People have a siesta in hot countries, they don't do manual work when the day's at its hottest' are missing the point that actually, even if they take a couple of hours off in the afternoon, they are absolutely still doing manual work in temperatures of 30+, because it can easily be 30+ in plenty of countries in the mornings and evenings. Someone working outside at 10am or 6pm in, eg, southern Mediterranean countries will frequently still be working in temperatures above 30.

I never take water with me - ever. I have a berocca in a decent size glass before heading out each time and then a pint of water when I get in. In fact - getting back home for water is often my motivation especially in heat

I'm in the red zone here. There is no way I would have gone out running at the time you did. Do my exercise outside at 8am and back by 9 for a day of fans and chilled water in my house!

I don't like running with water as I find carrying a bottle a nuisance I take it to a club training session because I can leave it in one place and go back to it between efforts but not on a longer run, I just make sure I am well hydrated beforehand and afterwards.

I haven't been on a run since Monday though. Far too hot to run even with water and I am too lazy to get up and run at 6am.

I think you really need to open your eyes a little to other people’s situations. Just because you are coping well, doesn’t mean it’s the same for everyone, and other people’s day to day activities and locations will be different.

And there we go…

“I’ve never experienced it and therefore it doesn’t exist” 🙃

It being heatstroke, dehydration etc.

I never go out without water in general
You never know when you might need it.

I mowed the lawn and then went for a run yesterday. It was 6-7pm and about 30C then. There was actually a light breeze and I chose the shady paths. It was fine. I didn’t take water on my run but I stayed hydrated throughout the day so a mere 30 minutes without a drink wasn’t a problem at all.

I felt a million times better after I’d done it. Got home, had a cool shower, a drink and something to eat and it was actually really nice. I think people tend to know their own bodies. I wasn’t punishing myself; I really felt like going and I knew I’d feel better for some exercise.

My son worked as a landscape gardener in northern Queensland for a couple of years, so lots of digging and shifting heavy stuff around. It would regularly get over 30 degrees C and I don’t remember him talking about having siestas. They started early, wore hats and drank a lot of water. He wasn’t being exploited by an evil boss or anything, it was just normal outdoor work.

Have a siesta

@CagedBirdInACage perhaps buy a screw top bottle and teach yourself how to drink without slurping.
Re Africans running. I agree that hydration before exertion is important and eating every part of an animal helps with that. I was catering at a church/afternoon party on Sunday. A few of my African friends were there, they strategically eat water fruits, in-between eating general buffet stuff. I'd included them deliberately knowing they'd want them. We should all learn how to read our own bodies, take note of our wee colour etc. We can eat in a way that gives us better hydration.

Article on BBC news:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy0pdq89zno

"After days of high temperatures in Paris, the health minister said the ambulance service in Paris had seen four times more cardiac arrests than normal over a 24-hour period, although she stressed there were no confirmed figures for the number of deaths linked to the heatwave.
Paris mayor Emmanuel Grégoire said the mortality rate was on the rise in the capital.
"We must not believe ourselves to be invulnerable," he told French TV. "I am thinking especially about the youth... At about 19:30 last night... I saw 100 or so joggers on the street. Frankly, that's irresponsible."
"It's fine to take a couple of days off from exercising," he added."

Dogs feet are adapted for stones and raspberry thickets and rough terrain. Like lots of animals they can either grow thicker skin or have.a lot of cushioning in their feet which means there's five and less chance of stones penetrating. Humans also can get used to walking inbarefeet and stop noticing stones (I used to have really rough feet as a child).
Dogs aren't adapted to tarmac when it's hot. No animal is really because it isn't a naturally occurring substance. No amount of running through thorny bushes will help with that. Even sand can get uncomfortably hot and tarmacs actually worse for retaining heat than sand. I have very strong childhood memories of choosing to walk on the sharp stones rather than the hot sand at the beach because my feet were used to stones but not burning.

Don't test the ground with your hand..actually stand in the hot pavement in bare feet for a while and see how long you can bare it.

You can get foot protectors for dogs. But otherwise, if you are walking them in this heat you are hurting them.

Again, it depends on your dog. I do always check the pavement with my hand, but my dogs regularly run through raspberry thickets and stones and brush (by choice). Their paws are a lot more adapted to unfriendly terrain than most human feet.

We do have cooling vests to put on them but they act like we're trying to murder them with dangerous clothing.

Siesta.
Hence the song. It's literally about how people in hot countries stop working at midday and seek shade but English people don't.

God this thread is stupid, on both sides of the debate.

I hate heat, run much more efficiently in cooler weather, but ran at 6 yesterday and today and was relatively comfortable. Aside from everything else, I don't like too much sun on my face.

I did help pick up a woman who collapsed running just off Ken High Street at around 1pm yesterday. She was clearly in good shape but absolutely beetroot red and unable to cope, which would likely have been me if I'd done it in the middle of the day.

Just know your own limits.

It's not that the dogs explode. But the tarmac gets very hot, much hotter than you'd think so unless the entire walk is grassy fields it's not good to walk them in this heat. Unless you would walk barefoot yourself to check, they can't tell.you their paws are burnt.

I am also a weirdo who enjoys a hot sweaty run. Agree that if you are prepared, adapt your distance and pace to the heat it’s fine.

It’s my sunscreen melting and running into my eyes I struggle with.

I hate all of this performative macho shit.

Its forecast to be 39 here this afternoon. That kind of heat is seriously dangerous for all manner of reasons.

I can only assume the OP is in a cooler area if she's able to be so glib about it.

I get sick (actually throwing up) if I get too hot especially combined with exercise. I've learned from grim experience that if I don't drink liquids it won't stop me throwing up. I just end up dry heaving and am the unable to drink water because it gets thrown up straight away. Uurgh.

So I don't exercise in weather like this and even when it's not as bad I will be one of the people mentioned with a water bottle strapped to one hand. Because I prefer not to ruin the rest of the day. But some people seem to have a much higher tolerance to heat so no judgement of they don't want to carry water. I just don't like the (not the OP) smugness that comes from people "I did a three hour hike in the 39degree heat and then I put in a shift building scaffolding up your woke moralists and the BBC weather warnings". Everyone can just do what suits them.

People are different. I think if you exercise regularly you probably have a reasonable idea of your own needs. Assuming the OP ran her 5k as either an out and back or loop from her home or work she was never more than about a mile and a half from a drink. And unless she's in a very rural area there are also probably shops in the unlikely event of her desperately needing a drink in that time. Lots of people find that carrying a drink whilst running is uncomfortable and even when it's hot, it's not essential for a short run for many.
I can't run these days but I cycle and walk a lot and whilst I do always take a bottle as it's easy enough when you're on a bike or carrying a backpack, I actually rarely drink anything unless I am out for more than 2 hours.(Though I did succumb to temptation when I came across an unexpected ice cream van yesterday!) I drink plenty before I go and when I get back and I'm always fine.
I usually walk or ride for at least an hour a day but it's too hot for me today. But I'm old and fat. I know where my limits are and I'd hazard a guess that the OP does too. She wasn't attempting an unsupported ultra marathon in the Gobi desert when all said and done.

I miss the laugh reaction so much