I‘ve just been watching Sports Relief on Sunday – where the celebrities took on a challenge to travel across Namibia. One of the guys doing the challenge – Nick – suffered from some really serious overheating. His condition was so bad, his temperature rose. In the desert! Where it’s already incredibly hot. I had no idea you could get a temperature in that kind of heat.
It was all a little eye opening.
I know Cambodia is not Namibia – not anywhere near. As far as I understand Namibian desert is one of the hottest places on earth. Cambodia however is far hotter than UK and far more humid. I have no way to replicate those conditions in UK. Perhaps in the summer when there are some hot days I might come close. Watching the episode, really made me think. How can I prepare and what else I do need to do, to be ready to cycle in those conditions. I’m training for endurance at the moment – in terms of distance to travel each day. I’m getting increasingly better at ensuring I drink throughout, as I’m not the great at keeping hydrated at the best of times.
With just over 300 days to my trip, I’ve been giving increasing thought to the clothes I’ll take and wear. One thing I want to ensure, is that I have lightweight clothing, that lets in air – so possibly think calico / linen tops, thing cotton – nothing clingy everything lose. Equally, however, I’m not looking at vest tops or exposing my arms or ack. I’m conscious that in that heat and sun, I’m likely to get sun-burnt, so I want protection from my clothing whilst also ability to keep cool.
But what else? What else do I, can I do, to prepare for 8 days and 380 kilometres cycling challenge? Any ideas? Anyone?
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