In this almost nation wide heat wave, it is imperative that we pay attention to our body's signals as ignoring them can have catastrophic consequences. This is especially true for the Masters athlete as there are likely to be medical history issues at play as well.
I was reminded of this yesterday while playing baseball with my team. Yesterday the temperature was nearly 100 degrees and the heat index was in excess of 100.
A team-mate of mine, who happens to be a big guy as well as a recent heart attack survivor, was having a great game. He had two doubles and a single at the plate and was doing a good job pitching in relief.
But on his 2nd double as he ran hard for 2nd base he got there and clearly something was not right. Whether it was that single effort or the cumulative physical toll of the game to that point no one will know.
But he clearly was in discomfort to say the least.
We got him to the dugout, gave him some fluids and some ice to cool down and insisted that was the end of his day. Luckily, wisdom prevailed and he stopped playing and didn't play in the 2nd game. A very wise choice given the circumstances.
But the point in all of this is that you must listen to your esp. if you have a medical history and at the Masters athlete level many do have such a history. And weather like we have been having lately only compounds one's medical issues.
With Masters sports, in my opinion, the joy is in the journey of training and playing not necessarily in the outcomes, scores and victories. You want to be able to do this for as long as you can so be wise. There is always another day to compete and/or train. That is the "train smart" part!
Train hard and train smart!
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