[cantdrv55]

I went for a 40 mile ride yesterday but only made it to mile 33 before calling my wife to come pick me up. The ride started out fine and strong though the temp had reached 78 degrees by 8:30AM. Around 11:00 is when I hit a wall.

My legs just wouldn't work anymore and then my quads cramped up severely. I almost fell off my bike because of the pain and that I couldn't bend my right leg to get my foot off the clipless pedal. Luckily, my left leg hadn't cramped yet but as soon as I tocuh the ground with that leg, it locked up! I was suffering tremendous pain and was stuck in the middle of the road, baking under the sun, unable to move. It was very hot by then, I had gone through 3.5 bottles of water already and was almost completely out of h2o. I had to call for help.

When my wife arrived she said I was crazy for going on a ride when it was 96 degrees out. I knew it was hot but I thought I could finish the trek. Anyway, I was wondering if you would consider that a bonk or not. If it wasn't for the cramps, I could have kept going. I'd just have to stop somewhere to get a Gatorade or something. I've never had the experience of such severe cramps so it scared the crapola out of me.

What do you think? Bonk, electrolyte imbalance or just plain too hot for humans to be doing anything physical? I'm sure my blood sugar was running a bit low too.