Beat the Heat
07-24-06, 08:02 PM
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Beat the Heat
After suffering exhaustion and low energy/sorta bonk on a 60 ride in low 90's heat a few weeks ago, I made some changes:
I drink 10 ounces of water at least every 20 minutes. I go through a 2- 20 ounce bottles in about 90 minutes. On an organized ride that will get me from SAG to SAG stop.
I drink Gatorade at SAGS but only water while riding - so if I wanna cool down Floyd-style I can do it, but with Gatorade it would be kinda sticky.
I got rid of doo-rag sorta sweat soaker-upper on my head and instead use a sweatband. Now my head stays a lot cooler.
I gave up trying to use Polar Bottles. At 80 degrees + ice is still melted in less than 30 minutes - water just as warm after 60 minutes. Good for a 30 minute ride, but that's not the ride I have problems on. Plus those Polar Bottles really do smell bad and make water taste awful.
I eat a lot at breakfast 2 hours before ride. 3 eggs, bagel with cream cheese, and 16 oz of orange juice.
If I go by a store I'll stop and buy a cold orange juice. I have found orange juice is the magic potion - just like for a diabetic. Refreshes, tastes good, and has sugars and stuff to re-energize. Last week on a 60 mile unsupported ride I carried a small 8oz bottle in my back jersey pocket, and drank it at mile 30. That plus 2 PB&J, and at mile 50 in 88 degree heat I was able to ride at 19mph on the flats with no problem, after 30 miles of constantly rolling terrain with lots of short 500 yeard 10% grade hills before that last 10 miles.
If it's 90+ degrees I won't ride over 20 miles, and that 20 will be done at pace with no aerobic intervals.
I drink 10 ounces of water at least every 20 minutes. I go through a 2- 20 ounce bottles in about 90 minutes. On an organized ride that will get me from SAG to SAG stop.
I drink Gatorade at SAGS but only water while riding - so if I wanna cool down Floyd-style I can do it, but with Gatorade it would be kinda sticky.
I got rid of doo-rag sorta sweat soaker-upper on my head and instead use a sweatband. Now my head stays a lot cooler.
I gave up trying to use Polar Bottles. At 80 degrees + ice is still melted in less than 30 minutes - water just as warm after 60 minutes. Good for a 30 minute ride, but that's not the ride I have problems on. Plus those Polar Bottles really do smell bad and make water taste awful.
I eat a lot at breakfast 2 hours before ride. 3 eggs, bagel with cream cheese, and 16 oz of orange juice.
If I go by a store I'll stop and buy a cold orange juice. I have found orange juice is the magic potion - just like for a diabetic. Refreshes, tastes good, and has sugars and stuff to re-energize. Last week on a 60 mile unsupported ride I carried a small 8oz bottle in my back jersey pocket, and drank it at mile 30. That plus 2 PB&J, and at mile 50 in 88 degree heat I was able to ride at 19mph on the flats with no problem, after 30 miles of constantly rolling terrain with lots of short 500 yeard 10% grade hills before that last 10 miles.
If it's 90+ degrees I won't ride over 20 miles, and that 20 will be done at pace with no aerobic intervals.
07-24-06, 08:21 PM
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Don't forget the salt. On hot days, you can lose all of your salt in just a few hours.
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Originally Posted by markwebb
After suffering exhaustion and low energy/sorta bonk on a 60 ride in low 90's heat a few weeks ago, I made some changes:
I drink 10 ounces of water at least every 20 minutes. I go through a 2- 20 ounce bottles in about 90 minutes. On an organized ride that will get me from SAG to SAG stop.
I drink Gatorade at SAGS but only water while riding - so if I wanna cool down Floyd-style I can do it, but with Gatorade it would be kinda sticky.
I got rid of doo-rag sorta sweat soaker-upper on my head and instead use a sweatband. Now my head stays a lot cooler.
I gave up trying to use Polar Bottles. At 80 degrees + ice is still melted in less than 30 minutes - water just as warm after 60 minutes. Good for a 30 minute ride, but that's not the ride I have problems on. Plus those Polar Bottles really do smell bad and make water taste awful.
I eat a lot at breakfast 2 hours before ride. 3 eggs, bagel with cream cheese, and 16 oz of orange juice.
If I go by a store I'll stop and buy a cold orange juice. I have found orange juice is the magic potion - just like for a diabetic. Refreshes, tastes good, and has sugars and stuff to re-energize. Last week on a 60 mile unsupported ride I carried a small 8oz bottle in my back jersey pocket, and drank it at mile 30. That plus 2 PB&J, and at mile 50 in 88 degree heat I was able to ride at 19mph on the flats with no problem, after 30 miles of constantly rolling terrain with lots of short 500 yeard 10% grade hills before that last 10 miles.
If it's 90+ degrees I won't ride over 20 miles, and that 20 will be done at pace with no aerobic intervals.
I drink 10 ounces of water at least every 20 minutes. I go through a 2- 20 ounce bottles in about 90 minutes. On an organized ride that will get me from SAG to SAG stop.
I drink Gatorade at SAGS but only water while riding - so if I wanna cool down Floyd-style I can do it, but with Gatorade it would be kinda sticky.
I got rid of doo-rag sorta sweat soaker-upper on my head and instead use a sweatband. Now my head stays a lot cooler.
I gave up trying to use Polar Bottles. At 80 degrees + ice is still melted in less than 30 minutes - water just as warm after 60 minutes. Good for a 30 minute ride, but that's not the ride I have problems on. Plus those Polar Bottles really do smell bad and make water taste awful.
I eat a lot at breakfast 2 hours before ride. 3 eggs, bagel with cream cheese, and 16 oz of orange juice.
If I go by a store I'll stop and buy a cold orange juice. I have found orange juice is the magic potion - just like for a diabetic. Refreshes, tastes good, and has sugars and stuff to re-energize. Last week on a 60 mile unsupported ride I carried a small 8oz bottle in my back jersey pocket, and drank it at mile 30. That plus 2 PB&J, and at mile 50 in 88 degree heat I was able to ride at 19mph on the flats with no problem, after 30 miles of constantly rolling terrain with lots of short 500 yeard 10% grade hills before that last 10 miles.
If it's 90+ degrees I won't ride over 20 miles, and that 20 will be done at pace with no aerobic intervals.
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07-24-06, 08:27 PM
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Originally Posted by markwebb
After suffering exhaustion and low energy/sorta bonk on a 60 ride in low 90's heat a few weeks ago, I made some changes:
I drink 10 ounces of water at least every 20 minutes. I go through a 2- 20 ounce bottles in about 90 minutes. On an organized ride that will get me from SAG to SAG stop.
I drink Gatorade at SAGS but only water while riding - so if I wanna cool down Floyd-style I can do it, but with Gatorade it would be kinda sticky.
I got rid of doo-rag sorta sweat soaker-upper on my head and instead use a sweatband. Now my head stays a lot cooler.
I gave up trying to use Polar Bottles. At 80 degrees + ice is still melted in less than 30 minutes - water just as warm after 60 minutes. Good for a 30 minute ride, but that's not the ride I have problems on. Plus those Polar Bottles really do smell bad and make water taste awful.
I eat a lot at breakfast 2 hours before ride. 3 eggs, bagel with cream cheese, and 16 oz of orange juice.
If I go by a store I'll stop and buy a cold orange juice. I have found orange juice is the magic potion - just like for a diabetic. Refreshes, tastes good, and has sugars and stuff to re-energize. Last week on a 60 mile unsupported ride I carried a small 8oz bottle in my back jersey pocket, and drank it at mile 30. That plus 2 PB&J, and at mile 50 in 88 degree heat I was able to ride at 19mph on the flats with no problem, after 30 miles of constantly rolling terrain with lots of short 500 yeard 10% grade hills before that last 10 miles.
If it's 90+ degrees I won't ride over 20 miles, and that 20 will be done at pace with no aerobic intervals.
I drink 10 ounces of water at least every 20 minutes. I go through a 2- 20 ounce bottles in about 90 minutes. On an organized ride that will get me from SAG to SAG stop.
I drink Gatorade at SAGS but only water while riding - so if I wanna cool down Floyd-style I can do it, but with Gatorade it would be kinda sticky.
I got rid of doo-rag sorta sweat soaker-upper on my head and instead use a sweatband. Now my head stays a lot cooler.
I gave up trying to use Polar Bottles. At 80 degrees + ice is still melted in less than 30 minutes - water just as warm after 60 minutes. Good for a 30 minute ride, but that's not the ride I have problems on. Plus those Polar Bottles really do smell bad and make water taste awful.
I eat a lot at breakfast 2 hours before ride. 3 eggs, bagel with cream cheese, and 16 oz of orange juice.
If I go by a store I'll stop and buy a cold orange juice. I have found orange juice is the magic potion - just like for a diabetic. Refreshes, tastes good, and has sugars and stuff to re-energize. Last week on a 60 mile unsupported ride I carried a small 8oz bottle in my back jersey pocket, and drank it at mile 30. That plus 2 PB&J, and at mile 50 in 88 degree heat I was able to ride at 19mph on the flats with no problem, after 30 miles of constantly rolling terrain with lots of short 500 yeard 10% grade hills before that last 10 miles.
If it's 90+ degrees I won't ride over 20 miles, and that 20 will be done at pace with no aerobic intervals.
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I live in Phoenix where temps are constantly 90-100+ degrees and the Polar bottles work a lot better than your run of the mill water bottle. Granted they do give water that plastic taste but so do all of the water bottles I've used. I've had mine for a couple a years and if anything the odor has gotten better. Fill em up about 2/3 the night before and freezed them, top them off the next morning and your good to go. If you stop along the ride and fill them up with ice they stay cold a lot longer than your normal water bottle. This isn't speculation, I've ridden with one polar and one normal bottle filled them both with ice and the normal bottle is melted in minutes while the polar bottle is still filled with ice.
Of course if you don't mind the sweaty back freeze a camelback and it will stay cold a long time.
Of course if you don't mind the sweaty back freeze a camelback and it will stay cold a long time.
