Dealing with the heat

[Kimmyt]

Thank you for your concerns and suggestions.

I am First Aid trained (have been for years) and as such am aware of the signs/symptoms of heat exhaustion and stroke. Perhaps I was as GLC said, trying too hard to keep up to the rest of the group. Sometimes when I ride with them I try so hard to keep up that I push myself too much. With the heat, I should definitely listen to my own body more. I sometimes forget that I've only been riding a few months, whereas most of them have been riding for years.

I will be doing some shopping for extra water bottle holders that may fit behind my saddle... anyone have any recommendations and reviews? Also, those polar bottles seem like a good idea. Will they fit in a regular sized bottle cage? They look larger than a normal water bottle. There really is nothing worse than drinking warm (or HOT) water... unless it's drinking hot gatorade!

K.