Monday, August 23, 2004
Cooked
On Friday I was able to leave very early. I decided to go for another ride to Point Lookout.
It was 87 degrees and the humidity level was 100%.
The ride itself was actually great. There was no wind to speak of (and whatever wind there was was at my back on the way home; always preferred). Interestingly, my heart rate monitor was showing a bpm in the mid 150s the entire ride even though I was working at a level that would normally have registered mid 140s. I guess the heat and humidity do that. I don't really understand the reasons for that but it is a fact both when I run or bike in high humidity.
I rode with a 70 ounce Camelback full of Powerade and I was drinking the entire ride. I purchased another 32 ounce bottle when I got to Point Lookout. All in all, I went through almost 90 ounces of Powerade in an hour and three quarters.
When I got home, I was cooked. I took a cool shower kept drinking fluids the entire afternoon. It's weird. I really enjoyed the ride but I don't really know what I was thinking going out in that weather.
It was 87 degrees and the humidity level was 100%.
The ride itself was actually great. There was no wind to speak of (and whatever wind there was was at my back on the way home; always preferred). Interestingly, my heart rate monitor was showing a bpm in the mid 150s the entire ride even though I was working at a level that would normally have registered mid 140s. I guess the heat and humidity do that. I don't really understand the reasons for that but it is a fact both when I run or bike in high humidity.
I rode with a 70 ounce Camelback full of Powerade and I was drinking the entire ride. I purchased another 32 ounce bottle when I got to Point Lookout. All in all, I went through almost 90 ounces of Powerade in an hour and three quarters.
When I got home, I was cooked. I took a cool shower kept drinking fluids the entire afternoon. It's weird. I really enjoyed the ride but I don't really know what I was thinking going out in that weather.
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you should really just drink the powerade before and after the ride and stick to water while you are riding. There is no need to constantly drink it. If you fill up on it beforehand you are less likely to become dehyderated while you are riding.
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