I started my ride early in the morning. Temperature in the mid 70's. It was mild at first. But temperatures climbed to mid 80's mid ride with lots of humidity. Then ran out of food and water. I went on for another 30 minutes without food and water and felt the bonk in my legs.
In trying to keep my speed on the climbs with burned out legs, I pedaled the last leg of the climb standing and off the saddle for couple of minutes. I couldn't feel my legs during the standing effort. No pain, no soreness at all, not in a labored breathing but I feel like I'm about to pass out. Fortunately, I'm on a protected bike lane so I didn't feel in any danger at any point. However, after the ride, I felt sick and my legs and back real sore. I never felt this bad after a ride in a long time.
It's most likely from not bringing enough food and water for this ride. I didn't expect it would get hotter later on. I live in the tropics, hot all year round. If we get lucky, temperatures will dip below 70's for a month or two but that rarely happens anymore, not as often as few decades ago.
In trying to keep my speed on the climbs with burned out legs, I pedaled the last leg of the climb standing and off the saddle for couple of minutes. I couldn't feel my legs during the standing effort. No pain, no soreness at all, not in a labored breathing but I feel like I'm about to pass out. Fortunately, I'm on a protected bike lane so I didn't feel in any danger at any point. However, after the ride, I felt sick and my legs and back real sore. I never felt this bad after a ride in a long time.
It's most likely from not bringing enough food and water for this ride. I didn't expect it would get hotter later on. I live in the tropics, hot all year round. If we get lucky, temperatures will dip below 70's for a month or two but that rarely happens anymore, not as often as few decades ago.
