
Originally Posted by
emily_in_nc
It gets tiresome sweating all the time, literally dripping with sweat when we're in town doing our shopping. I thought I'd adapt better, but after close to 1.5 years here, I still have as tough a time with it as I did at first. To the point that I can't even bring myself to run on the beach any more, it just drains me.
Yup, that was another thing. We were in Thailand at the time to rock climb (the climbing there is awesome!, absolutely spectacular), and I quickly realized I just had to get used to climbing soaked with sweat all the time, even in the shade. At home I'd get all nervous and chalk up if I had even slightly damp hands, but in Thailand I just had to suck it up and keep climbing. Our chalkbags were pretty useless. (Heh, especially after I fell off this one route overhanging the water, and ended up with a chalkbag full of sea-water.)
Winter riding is much less about badassery and much more about bundle-uppery. - malkin
1995 Kona Cinder Cone commuterFrankenbike/Selle Italia SLR Lady Gel Flow
2008 white Nakamura Summit Custom mtb/Terry Falcon X
2000 Schwinn Fastback Comp road bike/Specialized Jett