Heat heat go away!

[Catrin]

I haven't been complaining about the heat, and for you in the SW what we have probably doesn't seem very hot. Yesterday I tried to ride in 98 degree temps that was somewhat humid...

Two other times this summer I've ridden in >95 temps and every time I've had the same results - nausea and, last night, a headache I ate more than an hour before heading out, had water and shot blocks for electrolytes with me. The LAST time I was able to wait out the nausea and was fine after the first 45 minutes. Last night was the worse of all, the nausea just kept getting worse, with the headache, until I just gave in and slowly rode home.

Once home I had another huge glass of water, did my normal post-ride stretches, and lay on the carpet for about 5 minutes. The nausea and headache left as soon as my body cooled off.

Should this be expected for riding in 98-99 degree temps? Am I just a wimp? It is frustrating, because it is supposed to be just as hot today, and the area where my favorite mountain bike trail are located is supposed to reach 100 degrees tomorrow

[WindingRoad]

Catrin there was a lady last night at the Nebo ride that got a bad case of heat stroke after/during the ride. So no, its not just you. She was one of the racers too. It was miserable though, I downed a bottle of water before leaving, dumped one entire bottle over my head, ate 4 cliff blocks then carried 2 full bottles on the bike. One of which had MORE electrolytes in it. I downed both of those during the ride too.

I hope you are feeling better today. Better take it easy over the next couple of days.

[Catrin]

Catrin there was a lady last night at the Nebo ride that got a bad case of heat stroke after/during the ride. So no, its not just you. She was one of the racers too. It was miserable though, I downed a bottle of water before leaving, dumped one entire bottle over my head, ate 4 cliff blocks then carried 2 full bottles on the bike. One of which had MORE electrolytes in it. I downed both of those during the ride too.

I hope you are feeling better today. Better take it easy over the next couple of days.

Thank you, it is good to know though am sorry to hear about her. I suspect my normal pre-ride dinner might be a little heavy for high temps - but a chicken sandwich is perfect most of the time. I HAVE to fuel pre-ride, it keeps my blood sugar stable and if it isn't too light I don't feel a need to eat everything in reach afterwards...

I felt fine once I cooled off a bit, and feel fine today. No riding today, there isn't time and two days in a row in this heat would just be too much. I think I WILL go for a very early ride tomorrow, head out right after daylight...

Looks like Monday will be sweet though, for any kind of riding, BCSP here I come

[OakLeaf]

The trouble is it hasn't been consistently hot. Whatever heat acclimation we got back in June and early July, we mostly lost during the cool August. So us mideasterners are kind of back to square one with heat acclimation.

A friend of mine wound up puking his guts out in the ambulance at a trail marathon in WV last weekend where it wasn't even that hot, just very humid.

Be careful.


... and thanks for the kick in the @ss to get out there and get my run done before it gets any hotter.

[jessmarimba]

Ugh, I feel ya. I feel like summer has been so short, but I'm ready for fall.

Our heat is hardly comparable to, say, Texas, but we've set something like 5 record highs in the last 8 days. If the upstairs of my house didn't get hotter than outside, I don't think I'd mind so much.

I was getting worried yesterday because I'd done a pretty grueling run. Drank water the whole time, went to a restaurant afterwards and had maybe 5 more glasses of water. I was getting ready for bed and I still didn't really have to pee.

Thankfully I woke up early this morning b/c I thought my bladder was going to explode

[MichelleOH]

Catrin, you're not that far from me, and today is supposed to be our 31st day of temps over 90 degrees this summer. Ugh...that's an entire month. I can't wait for Monday! Sounds like it will be fantastic and I will give my new ride a better workout!

Stay cool.

[Hi Ho Silver]

[razzing mode on] Aw, y'all are wimps! We've had 76 days this summer with 3-digit temperatures. [razzing mode off]

One thing I've found is that to adequately hydrate, I need to start drinking water the night before, and the same goes for carb loading. I don't eat or drink anything the hour before I ride because it upsets my stomach and gut. (I think the queasiness is due to my body being so dedicated to cooling itself when I ride that the contents of my stomach don't get digested properly, if at all.)


Jean

[Reesha]

I haven't been complaining about the heat, and for you in the SW what we have probably doesn't seem very hot. Yesterday I tried to ride in 98 degree temps that was somewhat humid...

Two other times this summer I've ridden in >95 temps and every time I've had the same results - nausea and, last night, a headache I ate more than an hour before heading out, had water and shot blocks for electrolytes with me. The LAST time I was able to wait out the nausea and was fine after the first 45 minutes. Last night was the worse of all, the nausea just kept getting worse, with the headache, until I just gave in and slowly rode home.

Once home I had another huge glass of water, did my normal post-ride stretches, and lay on the carpet for about 5 minutes. The nausea and headache left as soon as my body cooled off.

Should this be expected for riding in 98-99 degree temps? Am I just a wimp? It is frustrating, because it is supposed to be just as hot today, and the area where my favorite mountain bike trail are located is supposed to reach 100 degrees tomorrow

I've kept my entire house (except my bedroom) close to outside air temperature. It has especially sucked these last few days, because it's been so relentless. Nonetheless, the plan has worked-- heat is much more tolerable overall, especially when I bike commute. It's not an appealing plan, but it is effective. (Also, mainly we do it to save money. Using the central air in our old, brick, leaky house is $$$$)

[Catrin]

Thanks again for all of the advice, and yes, I NEED to drink more in general... The heat wave has continued, Thursday it was 99 when I headed out (I was one degree off), yesterday it got to 99, today it is supposed to reach 97-98 - crazy start to September Most of August has been quite pleasant with temps in the 80s and low 90s...

I am just waiting 15 more minutes for it to get a little lighter and will head out for a long ride. My Camelbak is full of ice water, and I've a bottle of strawberry Heed and a bottle of clear water. My fuel-box is filled with Stinger gels. It should still be in the 80s until noon so this is more than I actually need to take with me but I am taking it anyway! It is also quite humid and since I am planning on a >2.5 hour ride it doesn't seem a bad idea.

Monday it is supposed to reach a high of 73 degrees...mountain bike trails here I come

[skhill]

Glad to hear it's not just me! Yesterday here in Lexington KY we hit 98F, our hottest day of the year, and today we're forcast to be around that again. Two weeks of cooler than average temps, a few days of scortching, then Monday we might not break 70. I did my worst 5k ever this morning, with a 90F temp when I finished at about 9:30 am...

When it's much over 90F, I try to be sensible about riding or running-- everyting is slow, and I try to bring plenty of water and listen to my body. Try to, but don't always follow through!

[jusdooit]

Not to beat a dead horse, but drinking lots of water the day before is paramount in the heat. I have also learned to drink only water or electrolyte drinks in the morning of a hot ride.......never coffee. About a month ago we had an organized ride with temp + heat index reaching 110+ on wide open (read no shade) roads. I ended up getting two bags of IV's, along with a friend of mine, many others had to SAG. The heat is brutal, our bodies don't like it.
Hope today went better.

[Catrin]

Not to beat a dead horse, but drinking lots of water the day before is paramount in the heat. I have also learned to drink only water or electrolyte drinks in the morning of a hot ride.......never coffee. About a month ago we had an organized ride with temp + heat index reaching 110+ on wide open (read no shade) roads. I ended up getting two bags of IV's, along with a friend of mine, many others had to SAG. The heat is brutal, our bodies don't like it.
Hope today went better.

I am glad to hear you recovered Yeah, this week I just did not take the heat seriously enough.

Today I rode much earlier in the day (started at dawn) and rode a hard 40 miles. I had plenty of electrolytes and water, and forced myself to eat the recommended number of Stinger Gels per hour...it is really hard for me to eat anything on the bike. I should have had something a little more substantial with me but it worked out fine.

I felt much better than after recent rides. I think I've been pushing the edge for a while on hydration/electrolyte/fuel issues and the other day was hot enough to push it over the edge