Slogging through the heat...

I live in the Mid Atlantic, which means I know what summer heat and humidity are like, but today the real feel in Kuala Lumpur was 108 degrees.  With high humidity.  Like 70% humidity...maybe more.  All I know is that every time I walk outside I need a shower.  This shouldn't really impact what I do in the gym, though, right?  After all, Malaysia is a modern society with air conditioning in the hotels.  However, as I mentioned before, my hotel does not seem to believe in using this vital resource in the fitness center.  Now, like most folks, I sweat pretty decent during a workout, so I do not need the sauna-like environment to add to the effect.  Alas, I refused to allow it to deter me and pounded out 5 miles., albeit it a little slow on the average pace because I took the final mile down to a 9:30 - 10:00 minute pace to start edging off the organ boiling.

Sweat, once you've started, seems to follow you all day long.  I may actually have burned off a few extra pounds because I seemed to be glistening to the extreme all day.  Since the fitness center believes in providing the same sauna-like experience as outside, hence causing a full day sweat, I may as well take my running to the great park over at the KLCC (that's Kuala Lumpur City Center for those out of the Malaysian loop).  The running path is 1.4 kilometers long around a green space with an amazing kids park and its only a few blocks away.  In fact, I can almost see it from my hotel room (if it weren't for those pesky high rise buildings that cities are so fond of).  Now, if only I can find my way to it on foot. 

In the meantime, here's a couple views from around Kuala Lumpur.  Happy trails!!!

Stats -
Miles:  5.0
Time:  45:15 (average pace of 9:03 per mile across all 5, 8:56 per mile for the first 4)
Location:  Fitness Center, Shangri-La, Kuala Lumpur
Feeling:  Sweaty but the muscles are all firing on the right cylinders