Heat Wave and the Valley of Dust

This past weekend was a race in Santa Ynes California.  It was hot.  Way too hot for a kid who got 14" of new snow the Monday before.  When you go from training in thermal jackets and tights in order to prevent the onset of hypothermia, and then throw yourself into a race in 100 degree heat; you melt.  A complete and total meltdown.  I probably should have quit after lap one, but I never quit (even if it means giving myself pneumonia).  On the plus side the beach was nice and the cold Californian ocean was a welcome relief.  Since I am not flexible enough for yoga, all I needed was a pini colada and I would have been set.