But then, down here at least, layering all that stuff onto the body along with the slathering of sunscreen covering the few remaining exposed areas of skin is a recipe to get baked alive. Marinaded in your own juices, sorta like a sous vide. A decade or so ago I was racing the Breck Epic, and was wearing baggies over my Lycra to prove that I was no longer taking this racing thing seriously. About a mile into the first long climb of the day I began to overheat. Pulled over, stripped the baggies off, breathed a sigh of relief. it felt about ten degrees cooler without them on. Horses for courses, I guess. But it takes almost nothing to push me over the edge into overheating these days...
Sept. 8, 2022, 7:56 a.m. - Mike Ferrentino
But then, down here at least, layering all that stuff onto the body along with the slathering of sunscreen covering the few remaining exposed areas of skin is a recipe to get baked alive. Marinaded in your own juices, sorta like a sous vide. A decade or so ago I was racing the Breck Epic, and was wearing baggies over my Lycra to prove that I was no longer taking this racing thing seriously. About a mile into the first long climb of the day I began to overheat. Pulled over, stripped the baggies off, breathed a sigh of relief. it felt about ten degrees cooler without them on. Horses for courses, I guess. But it takes almost nothing to push me over the edge into overheating these days...