Weather Forecast for NYC Century

So that’s what tomorrow morning looks like for the NYC Century. Allow me to sum up, NOT GOOD!! Why couldn’t this weekend have been like last weekend when it was all nice and pleasant with moderate temps and low humidity?

In this kind of weather I’m gonna be less like a bicyclist and more like a mobile perspiration machine. Oy vey, I’m gonna be schvitzing up a storm! Oh well, no one said it was gonna be easy and I’m committed to doing it and finishing.

Crazy fact from my NYC Century materials: You lose 1 – 2 quarts of water an hour during strenuous exercise. I’ll say that again, 1-2 quarts. That’s a lot of sweat! I expect the full 55 miles to take me five hours so that means I’ll have perspired 1 – 2 1/2 gallons! Yikes!

My bike is ready to go as I spent the last couple of hours giving it a thorough going over. I installed bar ends so I’d have more options for hand positions and I also attached a water bottle cage. A water bottle might be overkill as I have a Camelbak that holds 50 oz. but I figure I can put water in the Camelbak and Gatorade in the water bottle. That should definitely keep me hydrated in spite of the anticipated excessive sweating. Not too mention I’ll be taking full advantage of the rest stops.

Anyway, I’ll be rising a little less than twelve hours from now to do something I’ve never done before. Wish me luck and godspeed and such! Just a reminder, I’m gonna take my cellphone and send Twitter updates when I get to the rest stops so you can follow my progress.

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