No! I went out in the hottest part of the day (100F) with high dew points and put in more than fifteen miles; the length of the WORS Sport course. Stayed on the parkway. Still some good climbs but not nearly as strenuous as Crystal Ridge. The goal; to acclimate myself to the conditions that I may encounter Sunday. made a quick stop at Emery's along the way. They also have a great remodel on their website. I will now tweak my bike and add another bottle holder. Yard work and home repairs will continue my acclimation process as I now rest in preparation for the race. I will register on site Saturday.
Actually felt OK during the ride until the last mile or so. My weight is down below 270 also. I believe the heat is played up so much in the news these days because people fail to acclimate themselves in these days of air conditioning. And part of acclimating is sometimes just to slow down, stop and find some shade in which to quietly ride out the heat wave. Much like Winter where at times one is confined indoors people need to adapt to conditions. In that vein we have been raising our temperature settings on the air conditioners as Summer goes on (80F). It will save us some on the electric bill too.
Here is part of the work around the new detention ponds. The picture is several weeks old now. The water in the river is still and very green. The bicycle parking at the new swimming pool is packed full these days after I posted a picture of the amenity here. I must have a whole lot of readers. Hope to get some photos soon from Alois and Misao is inspired to play on the dog theme in photos.
Misao bought some Gatorade and I am looking forward to my Saturday soba noodle feast to prepare. Whole grain buckwheat noodles are the best you can eat to prepare for a race. I speak from experience as well as research on the Internet. But, honestly you can't trust everything on the Internet.
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