2 days of racing, 42/106 degree temperatures and about 14L/3.5G of fluid over the weekend. I knew leading into this event that I was in for a tough weekend. Not only was the heat a shock to the body but getting back on a flat ABA start hill felt as though I had bricks strapped to my bike. I drove from my base in California to Arizona on Friday to step straight out of the air-conditioned car for practice, my jaw dropped, I was in the middle of a desert…cactus and all! Coming from from freezing weather conditions in Norway last weekend I did enjoy how easy it felt to warm up.