Trying Not to Overheat
14 June 2018 • by Bob • Bicycling, Arizona
Today's afternoon cycling adventure through the desert was not the hottest ride that I've been on, but it was the second-most.
I had to force myself to ride slower and constantly douse myself with water from one of my water bottles to keep from overheating. As a result, I added a little over a minute to each mile on my ride, but I managed to keep my heart rate low as I kept saying under my breath, "Don't kill yourself," which was meant both literally and figuratively: I didn't want to push myself too hard and overheat, and I didn't want to make dumb choices that would simply get me killed. (Although it is arguable that riding in that level of extreme heat is a dumb choice by itself.)
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