Quote Originally Posted by Catrin View Post
I don't drink coffee after 10-11am at the latest. My problem is remembering to drink ANYTHING in the afternoon...
+1 on having clear water to douse ourselves with, for some reason this year I have forgotten to do that - last year I did it all of the time. I won't forget tomorrow, for sure! I am going out close to dawn to beat the heat but it will likely still be needed.
What about a timer?

Most any cell phone, or maybe even something in your pc, or similiar, might work for a timed reminder to drink. I know that might sound a bit OTT but I read something similiar in one of my distance riding training books... to have something to set a timer on your bike to drink/eat during your ride. I even do this when I'm teaching spin class. I know I need to at least make it to the bottom of a large water bottle, so I pace the drinking about with the ride.

You could try and fill up your containers in advance at lunch hour, and make a point to finish them before you leave work. I can't stand to drink anything but water riding (makes me puke otherwise) so I use Clif Shot Blocks. Margaritta flavor is triple the sodium content. You just chew them up like gummy bears, and time yourself eating so many in certain distance/time.

I get deathly sick from the humidity. It kills my asthma. When there is an air quality control alert for weather I figure it's not worth it health wise for me to ride. Sometimes I will focus on quality vs quantity. Near dusk I'll ride my xc bike briskly as possible like a time trial, or some on-off intervals. But time wise a short ride in the heat. Your heart is working so much harder with the weather as is, from a PE standpoint it's enough.

I love Fall so much. I can not wait for this sticky mess outside to be done!