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Ever hear of heat shock therapy?

I used to think heat shock therapy referred to a treatment for cancer that involved heating the body to some extreme temperature, 42oC (107oF) as suggested in this report. But the more I read other reports, I'm not so sure that it's as simple as that.

In any event, if my original belief is correct, then I'm sure I just received a heavy dose of treatment this weekend.

It was so freakin' hot, you almost can't imagine.

On Sunday I did a really stupid thing, by riding into the hills of Whittier, where I'm sure temperatures exceeded 100oF, and even after drinking almost a half gallon of water during the ride, I still managed to drop 6 pounds.

I did manage to replenish the fluids I lost, and today (Labor Day), I thought I'd be a little smarter, and ride down to Newport Beach with the local bike club, but when you throw in a 2 mile climb, averaging about 5%, even the beach offered no escape from the heat.

I'll see tomorrow, when I go for my monthly blood test, if those two days of extreme cycling did a number on my MCL.

Hopefully the effort was worth it!
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Becky said…
I think the heat has gone to your head and melted your brain.

I could barely get out of my chair in front of the fan all weekend. I was tempted to shave the dogs.
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