Pushed it too far??

[speccy1]

70 miles of hard climbing must be at least 5 hours. On a hot climbing day I expect to drink a litre per hour so OP's 5.5 litres sounds about right for me. The last 37 miles was probably 2 hours and to do that in the heat with no fluid was the problem By all means OP could go to see his GP but I suspect he was just badly dehydrated. We all operate on differing fluid requirements, his sound a lot like mine

I think you`ve hit the nail on the head here nickyboy, glad somebody else is in the same boat.....

 

[jefmcg]

Unless you normally fly off the handle, I'd say you were already heat affected at the last drink station. Instead of getting in a fight with you, maybe she should have been calling first aid.

Still, you made it to the end with any really negative outcome, so it's just a lesson you've learned.

 

[Ian A]

70 miles of hard climbing must be at least 5 hours. On a hot climbing day I expect to drink a litre per hour so OP's 5.5 litres sounds about right for me. The last 37 miles was probably 2 hours and to do that in the heat with no fluid was the problem By all means OP could go to see his GP but I suspect he was just badly dehydrated. We all operate on differing fluid requirements, his sound a lot like mine

Completely agree . I always mention the hyponatremia just to raise awareness. It's pretty rare but it's something I know one person who has suffered from. When I did Etape du Dales it was not that hot but I used additional unflavoured electrolyte tabs in with the energy drink refills at the feeding stations as a precaution. No idea how much I drank over the distance but I certainly sweated quite a bit.