Thought today would be easy only 65 miles, down hill and wind at our backs at first. We made our second crossing of the great divide only 5 miles into the ride.
Then the temperatures quickly climbed maxing out at 104.
Staying hydrated at those temps while exercising is almost impossible. You have to take 3-4 sips of water about every 5-10 minutes. You know if you are hydrated adequately if you have to pee every 2 hours or so and the urine stream should be clear. I was having to go every hour or so, but I am taking large amounts of vitamins. I am taking an extra strength multivitamin, as well as an extra strenght mineral supplement, Co Enzyme Q-10 (for good heart function), glucosamine for my knees, lutein for eyes, advil, alpha liponic acid for cell repair from free radicals generated by exteme muscle activity, Allegra D for allergies, potassium tablet (kind of like gatorade in a pill to replace potassium from salt loss do to extreme sweating) and Sudafed non drying sinus for ear and nasal passages. So I have no way of knowing if I was properly hydrated or not because my pee was this strange color shade of, well never mind, TMI.
Anyhow I figured I must have the most expensive urine in the world.
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