Comments on: Tour of Kansas City – Longview Criterium

By: hluce

hluce — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:29:24 +0000

Hot and humid weather makes it a lot more difficult for the body to transfer heat awaay from itself. Body temp is elevated during exercise, as is relative humidity near the skin, so if there’s a good temperature gradient, then there’s good heat transfer. If there’s leittle or no gradient, (body temp at skin 101F, outside temp 101F, and the relative humidities are roughly the same) then there’s little or no heat transfer. That sets you up for a lot of things, including cramps from dehydration and overheating, and if you’ve ever had asthma, you can kick off an asthma attack, or you can kick off an allergy attack. Interstingly enough, the immune system kicks in big time when your body temp increases (which is the function of fever in combating illness). Allergic reactions are immune system repsonses.

By: rudysarch

rudysarch — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:44:42 +0000

I saw a turtle just starting to cross the road at a nearby state park. Not much traffic, but I thought ‘Steve Tilford would move that turtle’.
Stopped and moved it to the side of the road it was headed to. It started to pull in its head when I picked it up but then it saw where I was moving it and realized I was a friend. Got on my bike and glanced back and it was GONE.

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