Burma is hot. Well, depending on whom you are speaking with, Myanmar is hot. Regardless, for a Caucasian male from the mountains, running in humidity in oppressively hot weather is a struggle in itself. I’ve already been very lazy about training while traveling, maybe due to the heat or a plethora of other factors, but when the weather gets this hot, actually running is a chore.
I decided to go running after a day of cycling in the Ancient city of Bagan. While those staying in fancy hotels can get pretty decent mountain bikes, my day consisted of riding a single speed, aging cruiser over dirt baths that sometimes turn into deep sand. But legs aching aside, I needed to go on a run.
Even at night, the humidity feels like running with weights attached to your ankles. With Burma being more of a conservative society, I felt too uncomfortable to run shirtless or in short shorts, so my regular t-shirt and knee length shorts were soaked within the first two minutes of my run.
