Denver HEAT!!!
 

not the new soccer team either.

Rode last night, found out it was 102 degrees. 30 miles of good pacing. Using my new Polar and my HR was 20-30 beats higher than it should have been. By the time we topped the hill at the resivior i was aching and nausous. Round the res was a little better, getting twitchy and crampy and so dry mouthed i couldn't spit. By the time we got back to Wash park my mouth had a ring of salt and goo (eww.) Had just enough for a sprint off coming down Bonnie Brae (held 39 mph for about 15 seconds then. HR maxed out at 194 and took forever to come down.

I must have drank a gallon of water last night and still went to bed with a massive headache.

Isn't riding in the heat fun?

I used to ride in the heat all the time, seems i'm not acclimated any more...

The more acclimated you get the less salt will be in your sweat. This is relative to your personal baseline as every individual has different salt sweat levels even at similar acclimation levels.

Al

I'm in Boulder, and loving this recent bit of high temps. The only thing that would make it better for me would be a good dose of humidity. But I think my thermostat is different from most people's.

You must be a wuss.This older than dirt dude did 50 miles yesterday and today.No problems. Try Houston Texas sometime when it's 100 and the humidity is in the 90s, or Amarillo TX when it's over 100 for days on end,the road melts and covers the bike.