Ordinarily my rides avoid unusual events but today as I rode south on Woodland Grove Drive on my way out of Kingwood I came upon three Houston Police cars parked on the left side with the officers talking to a man dressed in camouflage pants, no shirt and holding a rifle. I have no idea what put these people out in the front yard but my imagination came up with several scenarios. From then on the rest of the ride returned to normal.

I started the ride at 9:44 AM when the temperature was a “lowly” 81 degrees (humidity 71%) knowing that I should get back home before noon (actual finish time 11:50 AM) before the temperature gets cranked up to the 90’s. When I finished it was 88 degrees and 52% humidity. My gloves were soaked as usual even though I dried they some in New Caney at the Chevron station. I also used the high speed air dryer in the restroom to dry my arms but it didn’t last long. Scattered clouds and the SW 8.1 breeze felt cooling when I rode into it and did not slow me down too much since I averaged 15.7 mph over the 31.05 mile route. The 22.2 mph max speed was at the 19.1 mile point. Average cadence came in at 82.5 RPM, much better than yesterday 77.9 RPM. My right leg muscles responded better today as the soreness from blueberry picking eases up. That’s right, blueberry picking caused my right leg nerve or muscle soreness. I think I stood wrong near the end on some uneven ground and pinched a nerve.

Everyone must be back at work or hanging out at the voting boxes since I did not see any other bicyclist. My route only passed one voting place at the East Montgomery Courthouse Annex along US59 with plenty of candidates signs stuck in the ground. As May winds down my mileage stands at 793.67 for May and YTD 2729.33 miles.

Link to RideWithGPS.com data.

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