Tag: outdoors

Playing Frisbee

Throwing a Frisbee “The Right Way”

Sarah Ann1 Comment

Updated March 3, 2026. This post may contain affiliate links, which means I may receive commissions if you choose to purchase through links I provide (at no extra cost to you). Thank you for supporting the work I put into this site!

Playing Frisbee is one of my favorite leisure activities. It’s fun and always manages to put me in a great mood.

I play with my family at least once a week, at the park or in our backyard. When we were beginners, our games were relatively mellow and we’d lazily toss the Frisbee back and forth between the 20 feet or so that separated us. Today, we play on giant baseball fields so we have enough room to run for and catch our “extreme” Frisbee tosses.

We play with two different regulation Frisbees: this Discraft Ultrastar frisbee for daytime play and this Sportneer LED frisbee that lights up for nighttime play.

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Running in the heat

4 Tips For Running Outdoors In Extreme Heat

Sarah Ann2 Comments

Updated February 27, 2026. This post may contain affiliate links, which means I may receive commissions if you choose to purchase through links I provide (at no extra cost to you). Thank you for supporting the work I put into this site!

In Las Vegas, daily temperatures in the summer usually average between 100 and 110 degrees Fahrenheit. While milder summer temperatures in other parts of the U.S. are pleasant enough to lure people outdoors, most runners who live in desert climates head to their gyms for treadmill runs, or change their routines altogether just to beat the heat.

While I enjoy having the running path all to myself during the summer, I miss the camaraderie I could be sharing with other runners brave enough to withstand the heat. I wonder: would more runners stay outside if they truly understood the benefits of exercising in temperatures over 100 degrees? Would more runners stay outdoors if they knew how to properly care for themselves in hot temperatures?

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