July 13: Did my ride today starting at 6:30 in the morning, that so the heat and humidity wouldn’t play so much of a factor in my HR, which it does to me big time. I wanted the intensity of the ride to elevate my HR, not the weather. Warmed up to the bike trail and then just got in the tempo mode for an hour, working to stay in the upper reaches of my zone. Felt great but still, the humidity was just stupid. I was sweating like a snowman in July for God’s sake. My handlebars eventually got slippery and slimy from the rivulets of sweat running down my arms onto my hands and the bars. 

Eye sockets were filling up and my forehead turned into a small waterfall of sweat dripping onto my already soaked handlebars. I ran into Judy just as my hour of tempo was complete, so for another hour we just soft pedaled around and BSed. And that was it. Man was I hypoglycemic by the end of the ride. That bowl of Raison Brand just didn’t last too long did it? Got home, drank like 2 quarts of electrolyte and water, and ate a fruit salad with yogurt. And that was my rehab day. Just stayed indoors and worked the rest of the day watching the thermometer go up all day long.