Heat and Distance
What techniques work for you to manage heat on a long distance ride? I attempted to ride 109 miles, started out at 8:30. Early part of ride had shade and 80F temps, but when noon hit, I was in Lancaster County farmland, no tree cover and my Garmin was reading 101F but I believe that was boosted by hot pavement as most weather forecasts were stating closer to 95F. At 75 miles I felt dizzy and was pretty sure I had heat exhaustion. While I think I had consumed enough fluids 3xGatorade, 1xScratch, 6xWaters, 1xIcedTea, I also know I kept sweating and actually never felt much urge to urinate so I suppose I could have drank more. A few other thoughts included taking a break in shade sooner or finding a creek to sit in.
I also found the convenience stores were not at a helpful spacing for me and I started to seek them out.
After resting in shade for over 30 minutes, attempting to get back on bike was a no go. It was a good learning experience on what the limit feels like for me, but frustrating if I wanted to tackle more summer brevets.