Will I eventually acclimate to this heat???

[OakLeaf]

Get a hydration pack. I can easily go through a two-liter Platypus plus both my water bottles on a 3-hour ride.

Unfortunately I don't have a way to carry water on my runs and I'm going to have to figure something out. I'm the gal who sweats out a liter an hour when it's 75 degrees F.

I hate having anything on my back when I ride too, but it beats the heck out of heat stroke.

[Bad JuJu]

+1 on the hydration pack.

Even once you're acclimated, you still need to carry and ingest plenty of fluids, and a hydration pack is the best bet for that. I also find that I feel better on hot rides if I replace electrolytes. If you don't like Gatorade, there are other 'lyte replacement fluids on the market. I carry water in my pack and Gatorade in my water bottle, and plan a stop at a convenience store if I think I'm going to need more than that.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

You are way better off going out at like 7 or 8 am instead of 10, especially if you are doing a hilly ride and the temps are going to hit the 90's during mid day.

[Aggie_Ama]

We really hate summer riding in Texas (hot & humid) because we can no longer afford not to start at sunrise. Last summer we hit the road at 6:45-7:00 if we were doing a long ride. I take a lot of naps after rides!

You will acclimate but I find it easier to adjust through the course of the ride. I cannot start out at 10 am since the sun gets really intense by about 10:30.

[Jolt]

Try being up here in MA, where we had a few days of 60-70 degree weather and then got hit with mid-90s and humid!!! The heat started yesterday and is expected to continue through Tuesday, and it's miserable. Any tips on how to acclimate as painlessly as possible? Usually at the beginning of the summer I can hardly stand to run when the temp hits about 75-80; biking is a bit better but still rough. However, I go a bit stir-crazy being stuck inside for too long, so staying holed up in the a/c for days on end is not an option!

[OakLeaf]

well one thing I swear by, even if I'm being a wuss and not exercising, is no A/C. I think you acclimate much quicker, and stay healthier in general, if you're not going back and forth between heat and cold all the time. Of course if you work in AC that's unavoidable, but at home we do have a choice.

Come August I'll start the back-and-forth with DH about it again but for now we're in agreement that the windows stay open.

Jolt, I think most of the East has had the same as you. It's really pretty much normal for Ohio.

[Crankin]

Sorry, I can't live without AC! The hot and humid weather makes me feel miserable... and sometimes it makes my asthma start, which I never usually have.
Who wants to feel gross in their own house? I don't mind sweating at all when I am exercising nor do I mind getting "dirty," but I want to be be comfortable, able to breath, and not have my hair standing up on end when I'm at home! Now, I agree, most people and stores keep the AC too cold. I just want the humidity taken out of the air and a temperature of about 78.

Jolt, we went out at around 7-7:30 yesterday and it was fine.We were done by 9:30 and then I chilled in the AC and went to the pond to swim.

[kfergos]

Try being up here in MA, where we had a few days of 60-70 degree weather and then got hit with mid-90s and humid!!!

Too true! Going from long pants and sleeves to as little clothing as possible is crazy -- I can't get over the amount of SWEATING that goes on in 95-degree humid weather. Does everybody else get caked with grit, dirt, bugs, pollen, etc. on arms & legs in the really hot sweaty, sunblock-y weather?

And some people like riding in the heat!