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Old 07-21-11, 04:21 PM
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robyr
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Originally Posted by MNBikeguy
Weren't you the one feeling like puking from insufficent hydration about 2 weeks ago?
You've come a long way in such a short time...
LOL.

Anyways, this is more of a warning than anything. A lot of the people affected by this heat aren't used to this sort of heat. Those of us in the southeast are used to this, but the guys in the northern midwest and northeast may not know when it is getting to them. I have a friend of mine that moved here from Minnesota, he didn't understand that the heat and the humid conditions work together to bring on heat exhaustion extremely quickly, and that the proper way to survive the heat here is to stay out in the sun no longer than 30-45 minutes at a time. When exerting yourself hard, such as biking hard or jogging, its even shorter. Last week he passed out while hiking in the mountains here, and thank goodness he had a friend with him that was able to render proper aid, because there is no doubt in my mind he would have died with the weather being like it is.
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