Embrace the Houston weather.
âOne of the biggest factors of Wings For Life is that everyone has their own conditions,â says Neff. âSo you might have somebody in Europe where the weather is actually quite nice, but in Houston it s awful. So that s a big, big factor, but last year I just decided to have fun with it.â Â
But there s a benefit to humidity, says Neff. âWe call it poor man s altitude,â he says. âThere is an actual physiological aspectâlike athletes go to altitude to train because it increases their red blood cell content, which is really the special formula for endurance running. But humidity has a similar effect in that it increases your blood volume. So you have more blood, which in turn has more red blood cells.
UH track and field shines in H-Town Speed City Series
UH track and field athletes set record performances over the weekend en route to nine first-place finishes. | Kathryn Lenihan/The Cougar
The Houston track and field
team put on a series of spectacular performances en route to a combined nine first-place finishes in the second installment of the H-Town Speed City Series meets on Friday and Saturday.
On Friday, all eyes were on Cougars women’s team who put up dominant performances throughout the day, racking up
five first-place finishes and capping off the day with 173 points that earned them the top spot among the team standings.