tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24725437.post3942466187366714243..comments2023-03-26T04:24:14.228-07:00Comments on MrJumbo Gets a Blog: Riding Up That Hill (Campbell Grade to Finish)mrjumbohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00564375101442753257noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24725437.post-60946403872555003132008-04-10T11:11:00.000-07:002008-04-10T11:11:00.000-07:00Water's always good out in the desert and when exe...Water's always good out in the desert and when exercising, but oddly enough it never felt overwarm that day. I'm sure the wind made a difference. Once or twice on the way back, when the wind subsided a little and I was riding as if in still air, I noticed how warm it really was.<BR/><BR/>Because it was the desert and dry to begin with, I was making a point of drinking a lot, especially knowing that the wind meant I could be perspiring a lot and not know it.<BR/><BR/>I had 80 oz. of fluid (water and exercise drink) with me on the bike, and each rest stop (spaced at about every 12 miles) gave me a place where I could (and did) refill. Along with sag wagons and roving mechanics, that's another real advantage of a supported ride in such a remote location.<BR/><BR/>Aside from a tiny bit of cramping toward the last climb, which I quickly fixed by changing cadence a little, changing position a little, and taking several quick slugs of something with electrolytes in it, I never really noticed any signs of dehydration, on the ride or after.<BR/><BR/>Of course, the dehydration can always be masked by general fatigue. Particularly after the last outbound climb, I was definitely ready for a lot of red punch, fast, right now please, and a half a banana before I was really ready to say five words to anybody.<BR/><BR/>But in general I have to say the weather was very pleasant. I would just have preferred that it not be moving across the landscape at such high velocity.mrjumbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564375101442753257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24725437.post-80422959443107524012008-04-10T06:56:00.000-07:002008-04-10T06:56:00.000-07:00Nice work. At first, I thought maybe the PV Penins...Nice work. At first, I thought maybe the PV Peninsula was suffering a worse drought than I had heard of. Yes, an energy bar would help, I'm sure, but more than that, I wanted a bottle of cold water, just looking at those shots.Papa Bradsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09795913459610115195noreply@blogger.com