Tired of the 100 degree + days!

[sarahspins]

Hang in there everyone, it will start to cool of in a month or so??

Maybe in CO

Here it's hot clear through September... it's yucky

[txred9876]

At this point I am also fighting Lymphedema which is aggrevated by the heat. I am only riding in the mornings and I am looking forward to the few days of "cooler" weather. I do use drink a lot before during and after my rides as well.

Loraura you should come out and join us for the mamma jamma ride. We are having a training ride starting from Mellow Johnnys in the morning at 8am (wheels down - meet about 15-30 min before that).

Anyway.... have a great day I am going to get going here shortly for a couple hour ride ( I have several different places to cut it a little shorter though if need be).

I think maybe it is due to the fact I am light skinned and feel like my skin is just frying in this heat...maybe thats why its a we bit worse.

Have great rides today...
tina

[Selkie]

This has been an odd year for weather.

Didn't it start out rainy in the south, then we in the mid-Atlantic were socked in with rain/grey skies/cooler than average temps for what seems like most of the spring and all of June. I felt cheated out of my solstice long days since June was so gloomy this year. Almost had to break out my SAD light therapy lamp!!!!July has been mostly dry, sunny, and much cooler than usual (I think only a handful of 90 degree days this year and lower humidity all around). I wonder if your heat will migrate to our area for August/September?

I hate to think what the end of the year will bring. Snow in October? Maybe it'll be a milder, kinder winter for all of us.

In any event, I hope you get some relief soon.

[mtbdarby]

We've had an unusually dry and cold summer here. Right now it's 55!

I suppose you're used to what you grew up in cuz I'm dead when it hits 80. Of course, 80's here always comes with high humidity.

Don't overdo it and take care of yourself with those high temps - sounds dangerous to me. I'll try and send some cold your way!

[nancielle]

We've had relatively cool weather for July. The other night it was 45 degrees! It's been very rainy although we've had sun for the past few days, with more normal temps for summer, which has improved moods around here.
I have a family gathering tomorrow (outdoors) so I hope our good luck holds out.

[sundial]

We had high humidity and heat this past week. Yesterday it was 100% humidity, and the day before 92% so whatever the temperature was I had to add about 8 degrees more. A cool front moved through and it was in the 60's this morning. Ahhhhhh. My bike speeds were much better and I didn't feel like I was riding in a sauna. Honestly, as hot as it gets here (in the 100's) I don't know why I would ever want to ride the HHH.

Wanted to add: I found wearing a cap under my helmet makes me feel cooler by keeping the sun of my head--even though my helmet is well ventilated. I've noticed that when I don't, I have sunburn on my part. The cap also keeps sweat out of my eyes.

[Fish_Lady]

I am really new to cycling, but I've been trying to get into better shape lately. We're in central OK and mercy it has been wicked hot here. I've been taking my walks early in the morning. It has irritated me to no end when I get up at 0630 for my walk and it's already in the mid 80's

All this heat makes me miss living in Maine so very much .....

[HappyTexasMom]

Last night we had a *low* of 95. I wanted to cry. I got in the car this afternoon and the thermometer said 123. I know that was artificially high from sitting in the sun, but still. I think it said 115 once we had the car up to speed.

My son and I (I almost typed "sun" LOL) went for a 9 mile round-trip ride to the store this morning. It was hot but we hydrated well and the built in a/c break was nice. He wasn't too thrilled when the valve on his camelpak started leaking on the way home (he bit through it ). I can't wait for cooler weather.

[Tuckervill]

It's going to be in the lower 50s tonight in my area. woohoo!

Too bad there's an air conditioner in the window of the bedroom and I can't open the window.

Karen

[Red Rock]

I feel for you HappyTexasMom. I am up here in Southern Utah. We are not at 123 but I think we have reached 111 which is hot around here. It is hard to sleep in when you want to ride. I deal with this every summer, which is more important sleeping or riding. Then it is the reverse in the winter, saying in the house until it is not so cold out before going for a ride. Maybe I need to live where there is not such a temperature range of extremes.

I hope you were able to get a replacement Camelbak valve.

Red Rock

[HappyTexasMom]

Thanks RedRock It's rarely cold enough for me to have to worry about "too cold" here. I remember some chilly mornings riding on the UT campus when I was going to school back home in Texas. Never cold enough to really bother me, but I do remember my eyes watering from the cold, which was annoying.

I ordered some new valves online, and I managed to make a valve off of an old crappy generic pack of mine work for him in the meantime (the valve on that one is partially broken from when I accidentally slammed it in a door, but I think I can make it last until the replacement comes, anyway).

[sundial]

Last night we had a *low* of 95. I wanted to cry. I got in the car this afternoon and the thermometer said 123.

I was in Dallas during a big heat wave and the downtown temps registered 125!

[txred9876]

It seemed so much cooler this weekend during my morning rides but apparenlyt we are back at 13 days over 100 again (and we only had one day break between the days at that).

I just wish I didnt have to work...LOL then I could ride any morning I wanted to!
I got in 40ish miles this weekend and a quarry open water swim practice. Now I have to recover and come back to work to rest!

Do any of you find you cram in tons of workouts on the weekends because of the heat?
Tina

[gavin_m]

A little break today. Only 99 here in 78704

[Aggie_Ama]

I have found a small relief in mountain biking but I sure miss my beautiful roadie, Miranda. It was amazing in Huntsville this weekend, only 95. Of course you have to have 35 pounds of bug spray to play in the woods on your bike.