kirk, glad you made it through that race event and thanks for the drinking advice. in an open forum it can be tedious to discuss these situations, but they help us learn. i go back to my concern with high temperatures and humidity. the heat index computes how the body reacts to those factors. on the other hand, one fellow put forth an index that also includes a +15 degree factor for direct sunlight. its the difference we feel between being in sunshine or in shade... as paddlers, we get extra stress from light reflecting from the water surface that could add maybe another +5 degrees. as some folks get on a soap box about cold weather, i jump on mine about heat and humidity.... especially at race events with us aging guys that think every race is for gold. on those hot days, i'm coming around to thinking it's more fun to find a comfortable pace, enjoy the day, and have a discussion... bye bye bliven *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Oct 23 1998 - 16:02:44 PDT
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