Im not riding in the morning. Need to run.... On Thu Jul 22nd, 2010 9:47 AM EDT Kinnie Pruden wrote:
>Why stop with the suggestions now? This is too much fun! My turn, diagnosis >guess: over training, exacerbated by heat exhaustion. Reasoning: you are >relatively new to cycling if I remember correctly. Since BSG you guys have >been going at it pretty hard with early morning and evening weekday rides, >plus the longer weekend rides. You probably have not had a "rest" week. >Rule: all endurance athletes need a "down" week so that the muscle tissues we >"tear down" in training have an opportunity to repair and thusly become >stronger. During training for tri's one typically builds on their volume for >3 to 4 weeks then follows with a "down" week of 50% less volume. >Prescription: figure your volume over the last few weeks (ex. from Sunday to >Saturday, 100 mls one week, 120 the next, 140 the next), then take one whole >week and decrease you mileage by 50% (roughly) (ex. 60-70 miles). You can >then pick back up where you left off if you wish, > hopefully refreshed and ready to go. > >With that said, it's also really hot! :) kp > >--- On Thu, 7/22/10, Goocey M.K. Joshua <[email protected]> wrote: > > >From: Goocey M.K. Joshua <[email protected]> >Subject: [COWs] Diagnosis Discovered >To: [email protected] >Date: Thursday, July 22, 2010, 9:29 AM > > >Thanks for all the good suggestions!! > > >Although Vino's advice for a week of heavy drinking and smoking sounded >appealing, I decided to take a more Christian path. I got up early this >morning and went for a light 45 minute ride. My heart rate stayed within >normal ranges, and, while my power output seemed slightly diminished, probably >from the last two days of riding, I felt good overall. > > >Conclusion, I'm not a wuss and I have no problems with dehydration. My body >was simply overheating. I recommend early morning rides with Caudle!! > > >Lessons well learned > > >Goose > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Rev. Joshua M.K. Goocey >Senior Minister >First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) >207 Tarboro St. N. >Wilson, NC 27896 >[email protected] > > >"Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly >because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have >acted rightly. >We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit." >Will Durant, The Story of Philosophy > > > > > > > >"The Bible is very easy to understand. But we Christians are a bunch of >scheming swindlers. We pretend to be unable to understand it because we know >very well that the minute we understand, we are obliged to act accordingly.” >--Søren Kierkegaard > > >On Jul 22, 2010, at 8:47 AM, Gibson, Brian wrote: > > >Not taking a bike? I thought that was how you were getting to Maine. > >Brian Gibson >BB&T BankCard Services Analytics and Reporting >Financial Reporting Analyst >2713A Forest Hills Road, Wilson, NC 27893 >Ph: 252-296-7139 | Fax: 252-296-7095 > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] >[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Glover, Jeff >Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 8:46 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: RE: [COWs] Re: Heat, Dehydration, and Diagnosis > >And you are not taking a bike? Ok, you'll rent one. > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] >[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lucas >Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 8:43 AM >To: CyclistsOfWilson-COWs >Subject: [COWs] Re: Heat, Dehydration, and Diagnosis > >Or you guys can come with us Saturday to Bar Harbor, Maine. >Highs Sat. through Tuesday, 78 degrees!!! >Yooo-Hooo!!! > > > >On Jul 22, 8:27 am, "Glover, Jeff" <[email protected]> wrote: > >Excellent suggestions. It is just hot. > > > >________________________________ > > > >From: [email protected] >[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jim Davis > >Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 8:06 AM > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: Re[2]: [COWs] Heat, Dehydration, and Diagnosis > > > >both of you are suffering somewhat from heat exhaustion, Joshua the hot and >cold chills can be serious. Hydration occurrs the night before the ride you >should be drinking tons of water during the day and each night. Shouldn't >pass a bahtroom without having to go in. Urine should be clear unless you are >on meds or excessive vitamins. Drink lots on the ride, I am drinking a bottle >and half to two bottles per 20 miles. Avoid riding between 3:00 and 5:00. > > > >finally be patient and pray for cooler weather and less humidity. > > > >Jim > > > >________________________________ > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: CenturyLink Customer <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Date: 07/21/10 18:10 > > Subject: Re: [COWs] Heat, Dehydration, and Diagnosis > > > > Goose, > > I too have been experiencing difficulty on afternoon rides. My >symptoms are: difficulty catching my breath (the air seems to be lacking >enough oxygen), feel very hot (hotter than normal) after pushing up hills or >riding faster than normal, legs seem to be weaker than normal. When I slow >down, I feel fine. I haven't experienced a feeling of nausea. I've never had >heat stroke, but I wonder if these symptoms suggest being close to having one. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Goocey M.K. Joshua > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:07:02 -0400 (EDT) > > Subject: [COWs] Heat, Dehydration, and Diagnosis > > > > I may need the Doc's expertise on this. I have not had a good ride >since my July 13 time trial. That totals almost a whole week of miserable >rides, starting with the whole Jim, Tim, and Potato Hill fiasco. I wonder if >I have been chronically dehydrated. > > > > The constants: > > > > 1) Food: not changed much > > > > 2) Routes: I haven't flown over to the Alps for any tour legs > > > > 3: Bike: I haven't found anything heavier . . . not that they make >that. > > > > Changes: > > > > 1) I have switched from Cytomax to plain old Gatorade > > > > 2) Because of morning and evening commitments, I have been riding >between 1-5 in the afternoons, which means hotter temperatures > > > > Symptoms: > > > > 1) Inability to keep my HR down below anaerobic threshold. Today I >averaged 177 bmp for 1.5 hours, and overpasses sent my heart rate up to 192. >Only Snake Mountain has taken my HR that high > > > > 2) Cold chills on the bike. It feels like I am passing through >pockets of hot and cold air > > > > 3) A strong desire to puke while taking down fluids . . . I'm probably >drinking about twice as much as I usually do > > > > 4) No gas . . . I try to put the hammer down, and nothing comes out. >I averaged 16.7 mph today and 16.2 yesterday. Even the heavy wind shouldn't >account for that poor of an average. Regardless, every minute feels like hell. > > > > Did I sleep from January to June and only IMAGINE that I rode BSG? > > > > Any ideas? If dehydration, then any solutions--other than ride with >David at 5:45? > > > > Goose > > > > Rev. Joshua M.K. Goocey > > > > Senior Minister > > > > First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) > > > > 207 Tarboro St. N. > > > > Wilson, NC 27896 > > > > [email protected] <http://mailto:[email protected]> > > > > "Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act >rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because >we have acted rightly. > > > > We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a >habit." Will Durant, The Story of Philosophy > > > > "The Bible is very easy to understand. But we Christians are a bunch >of scheming swindlers. We pretend to be unable to understand it because we >know very well that the minute we understand, we are obliged to act >accordingly." --Søren Kierkegaard > > > > On Jul 21, 2010, at 2:55 PM, David C. wrote: > > > > Anyone interested in doing this ride? > > > > >http://www.setupevents.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=event_detail&eventID=... > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the >Google Groups "CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. > > To post to this group, send email to >[email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >[email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group >athttp://groups.google.com/group/cyclistsofwilson-cows?hl=en. > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >Groups "CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. > > > > To post to this group, send email to >[email protected]. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >[email protected]. > > > > For more options, visit this group >athttp://groups.google.com/group/cyclistsofwilson-cows?hl=en. > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >Groups "CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. > > To post to this group, send email to >[email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >[email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group >athttp://groups.google.com/group/cyclistsofwilson-cows?hl=en. > > > >-- > >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >"CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. > >To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >[email protected]. > >For more options, visit this group >athttp://groups.google.com/group/cyclistsofwilson-cows?hl=en.- Hide quoted >text - > > > >- Show quoted text - > >-- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >"CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. >To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >[email protected]. >For more options, visit this group at >http://groups.google.com/group/cyclistsofwilson-cows?hl=en. > > > >-- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >"CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. >To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >[email protected]. >For more options, visit this group at >http://groups.google.com/group/cyclistsofwilson-cows?hl=en. > > > >-- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >"CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. >To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >[email protected]. >For more options, visit this group at >http://groups.google.com/group/cyclistsofwilson-cows?hl=en. > > > >-- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >"CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. >To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >[email protected]. >For more options, visit this group at >http://groups.google.com/group/cyclistsofwilson-cows?hl=en. > > > > > >-- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >"CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. >To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >[email protected]. >For more options, visit this group at >http://groups.google.com/group/cyclistsofwilson-cows?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. 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