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06-13-07, 10:17 PM
Man, was it hot! The Mt. Diablo park thermometer at Junction read 102 - in the shade. My cyclometer was showing as high as 113 in the sun. What a day for D-peats. I was hoping to climb it 4 times today, to get a feel for climbing something close to the altitude gain we'll do in the Death Ride - I was lucky to get 3 in. On the 2nd climb, I got so overheated that I stopped being hungry (something that never happens) - instead I felt nauseous for the rest of the day. My avg. spd. for the day was barely 9 mph - including the descents and about 10 miles of flat riding to get to the park. Just a hot, nasty day.
By the 3rd climb, I was climbing from water spigot to water spigot (there's at least 4 or 5 places to get water on the way up), and basically soaking myself down each time.
JB
By the 3rd climb, I was climbing from water spigot to water spigot (there's at least 4 or 5 places to get water on the way up), and basically soaking myself down each time.
JB