Yesterday while bike training down at Hammonasset State Park, (my fav training place), I was planning on a 20-25 mile bike ride all around the park (2-3 loops, including trails). It was a superb day and EVERYBODY had the idea to head to the beach. We have a tiny place not far so I try to train there often and weekends are pretty busy at the park.
Well it is early in the season so the state hasn't turned on the water spigots around the park and campground, and I ran out of water at around mile 13.
I am known to many as a very hard headed Scottish/ Lithuanian (I get my hard headedness from both of my grandmothers), and kept riding to achieve my goal. BIG mistake. By mile 18.5, I was light headed and had enough common sense to get back to the cottage for some fluids, and by then it was too late. I chugged an iced tea, and cranberry juice, double duh- (DD)!!! My husband thought I was being whiny (like aren't all women- to him anyway), and ignored me as my kids were T1 and T2 by then, while my temp soared to +101 (which is really high for me, nl is 96.5-97.4), we were trying to have a quiet supper with the two gremlins, one who had turned into Spike by that time, and it took all of me from hitting the floor. I survived after lots of hydration and a tepid shower. I slept like a log (not like a baby- that's a lie, babies don't sleep!).
I took today off from work to recuperate and recover. I'm not sure if it was heat exhaustion or heat stroke, I was sweaty, then not at all, in fact surprisingly. You tell me. No ER visit fortunately for me.
Lesson learned, keep hydration resources close by.
5 Comments?:
Wow! Close call! Glad you're alright, and good idea taking a rest day/day off work today. Take care girl!
Dang girl, be careful out there. I can appreciate the stubbornness. I have a bit of that in me as well, but don't hurt yourself in the process. Glad you are OK, and took the day off to recoup.;)
OMG HOW scary is that?! Thank goodness you're ok! Lesson learned, right? ;-)
OOooooooOOOoo!1! I'm underneath Teh Marcy again! (I know she lurves that!)
See, I do stupid stuff like that, too, sister, but the difference is, I DON'T learn and then I do it again and act all surprised when i get the same result.
Glad you're all right now.
I hope you're smarter than I am.
And if Teh Marcy comes by again, let her know I left her a little something for her troubles on the dresser. Tell her she should go out and buy herself something nice.
Oy - close call! Be careful in that heat!!
Glad you didn't have to pay a visit to the ER.
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