Route variety avoids boredom so today I changed my northerly route going out of Kingwood by what I call the back way, then north on Loop 494 to New Caney before turning south on the US59 service road. I took my usual route through Valley Ranch, Briar Tree and Oakhurst before going under US59 and back into Kingwood. This route came in at 27.21 miles putting me at 204.16 for January. Now I am only 63 miles away from the 267 goal. No strange encounters during the ride, just the normal road surfaces and traffic. Today marked 6 days in a row of riding. I haven’t done that since September 18 -25, 2012. Today’s route is conducive for my average speed with only 4 traffic lights in the first 10 miles. I did not have to stop for any of them since they were green. The 5th one was green as well. At that point I turned south into the breeze so the extra speed up to that time came in handy.

The start was a little earlier than my recent rides leaving at 1:05 PM and finishing at 2:56 PM. During the ride the temperature was a comfortable 73 to 75 degrees, the clouds varied from scattered to mostly cloudy. I could tell when the cloud cover increased by the coolness in the variable 6 mph breeze. I think I dressed about right with a long sleeve jersey and windbreaker jacket but no leg warmers added to my shorts. The extra few degrees felt good.

The Saturday weather has warmed up for Coldspring but fog is now in the forecast. It looks like I will have to delay my decision on this ride until Friday evening or early Saturday morning. Friday night forecast: Mostly cloudy in the evening, then overcast. Fog overnight. Low of 52F. Winds less than 5 mph. Saturday: Overcast. Fog early. High of 68F. Winds from the South at 5 to 10 mph.

Link to Garmin Connect and RideWithGPS.com.

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