feb 25th rides-Hot hot hot

[Thistle]

i rode home in 35.8 at 6.15pm the tues before last. kept waiting for the temp to fall, but it wouldnt. it's been staying hot til 9pm here lately.

during the ride i drank 2 litres of water and felt awful drank another litre when i got home, but still had a splitting headache (which i assume was dehydration or something!). i have decided i am not made for very hot weather riding, so i'm not going to push it. i admire anyone who can do it, but i just cant.

next week i'm working from home and going out to do my ride at 7am before it gets hot

[aggiecorgi]

There's a ride here in Texas called the Hotter-than_Hell 100 (100 miler). This year I did it, and the weather man said the high for the day was 114 F. For me on hot days I really need more than water or I bonk totally from losing salt. I usually have about 2/3 of my fluids as water, and the other third as Gatorade or something like that. You may try taking in other liquids to replace the electrolytes lost.