We've been blessed with a streak of crappy weather recently. In the last few days, we've seen drizzle, torrential rain, thunder, lightening, howling wind, suffocating humidity, peek of sunlight, and everything else in between. Did I also mention it's HOT? It appears summer arrives at last after months of delay.
After that bout of fever last week, I finally regain all my strength and normal training resumes. Unfortunately, I don't have a good gauge of my speed anymore because body is not taking well to the changing climate. Friends who are more accustomed to hotter climate tell me that it takes some acclimatization. Take my Sunday training session for example. It was really my first time skating out in such hot and humid weather this year. It was a hard effort of many long intervals. Towards the end of my session, I was lightheaded and skin felt tingly all over. Upon closer examination, I could have done better in terms of preparation. I did not carry anything for hydration. I relied on going back to the car every 30 minutes for a sip of water. That's a double whammy! Electrolyte would have helped as did more frequent hydration. Live and learn.
I skated briefly with GN on Sunday and he made a comment that made me laugh despite my grumpiness about the heat. I skated in front of him in my attempt to control the pace during my off pieces. As any good skater would, I pointed out hazards such as puddles and pedestrians (unrelated aside: I can't believe I just categorized pedestrians as legitimate hazards). After a while, he said "You realize that when you skate in proper skating position, your highest point is the back of your helmet and that only comes up to my belly button? It's kinda cute when you point out hazards because I can already see them without any obstruction." Ah, the advantage of being short!
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