okansas.blogspot.com

okansas.blogspot.com
Occassional thoughts about orienteering

Monday, May 12, 2008

Ice vests

I spent some time this weekend in front of the TV watching the Giro d'Italia bike race. The Slipstream-Chippotle team won the team time trial. According to an article in Velonews, part of the secret was warming up with ice vests.

Then Lim pulled out his secret weapon: white vests filled with ice that riders donned to keep their core temperature low and allow the legs to warm up without overcooking their body temperature.

“We warmed up with ice vests, which are not fun to warm up with,” Vande Velde said.

If I had to orienteer in hot weather and I had more money than I knew what to do with, then I'd buy myself an ice vest.

Back to okansas.blogspot.com.

posted by Michael | 8:39 PM

Comments:

I prefer to wear ice jockeys for 3 by 5 min on, 5 min off, before all Possum Trots. When this regime is complete the Dec. KC weather feels quite balmy.

# posted by

Anonymous : 9:29 PM

Many of the national orienteering squads (eg denmark, sweden and finland) have made use of Ice Vests or similar products at internationale events. During WOC2005 in Japan where temperatures and humidity was high, these were popular remedies.

# posted by

Anonymous : 1:58 AM

On the other hand - the Swedish O team were dressed in black garbage sacks to simulate the heat and humidity in Japan at one training before WOC 2005!

# posted by

Anonymous : 10:11 AM

A vest sounds pretty high tech. Would soaking your hands and feet in a bucket of ice water before running do the same thing?

# posted by

Anonymous : 7:25 AM

I believe that Deena wore something similar before the Athens Marathon, instead of warming up, to prepare for the hot rrun and prevent overheating.

# posted by

Anonymous : 5:12 PM

March 2002 April 2002 May 2002 June 2002 July 2002 August 2002 September 2002 October 2002 November 2002 December 2002 January 2003 February 2003 March 2003 April 2003 May 2003 June 2003 July 2003 August 2003 September 2003 October 2003 November 2003 December 2003 January 2004 February 2004 March 2004 April 2004 May 2004 June 2004 July 2004 August 2004 September 2004 October 2004 November 2004 December 2004 January 2005 February 2005 March 2005 April 2005 May 2005 June 2005 July 2005 August 2005 September 2005 October 2005 November 2005 December 2005 January 2006 February 2006 March 2006 April 2006 May 2006 June 2006 July 2006 August 2006 September 2006 October 2006 November 2006 December 2006 January 2007 February 2007 March 2007 April 2007 May 2007 June 2007 July 2007 August 2007 September 2007 October 2007 November 2007 December 2007 January 2008 February 2008 March 2008 April 2008 May 2008 June 2008 July 2008 August 2008 September 2008 October 2008 November 2008 December 2008 January 2009 February 2009 March 2009 April 2009 May 2009 June 2009 July 2009 August 2009 September 2009 October 2009 November 2009 December 2009 January 2010 February 2010 March 2010 April 2010 May 2010 June 2010 July 2010 August 2010 September 2010 October 2010 November 2010 December 2010 January 2011 February 2011 March 2011 April 2011 May 2011 June 2011 July 2011 August 2011 September 2011 October 2011 November 2011 December 2011 January 2012 February 2012 March 2012 April 2012 May 2012 June 2012 July 2012 August 2012 September 2012 October 2012 November 2012 December 2012 January 2013 March 2013 April 2013 May 2013 July 2013 September 2013

archives

links

about okansas
Orienteer Kansas.
link