After two days off the bike I got to ride again. Sunday we spent driving back from Wichita Falls and yesterday we got some badly needed rain. After the Hotter’N Hell 100 sometimes I have a let down but I haven’t noticed it this year. Maybe since I finished the ride with energy left and the drive back home was okay except for missing the turn on US287 in Fort Worth I did not experience a let down.

The remodeling continued today at our house so my ride was delayed until my wife got home from working at church. I rolled out the driveway at 2:24 and returned at 5:07. I rode to Huffman on my usual route going north on E. Lake Houston Parkway so I could stop at Dollar General on FM2100 for some oatmeal cookies. When we were in Wichita Falls there was a Dollar General store across the parking lot from our hotel. Saturday evening before eating supper we browsed the store and I noticed a 7 oz. package of oatmeal cookies for $1. I like oatmeal cookies so I thought I would sample them during today’s ride. They were okay but not as good as the Kashi oatmeal cookies; I will stay with the Kashi cookies. Stopping at the Huffman Chevron I ate half of the cookies with a Diet Pepsi.

I biked 32.64 miles today at a 15.4 mph average speed. This puts me within .o4 of mile of the 721 mile goal for the month at 720.96 miles. Year to date totals 4972 miles.

After yesterday’s rain the sky turned to scattered clouds and the temperature during the ride was 92 to 93 degrees. The humidity was not that bad at 42%. usually after rain it shoots up. The heat intensity is lower than last week but it should move up as the week progresses.

Tomorrow’s forecast: 97 degrees, 20% chance of thunderstorms. I plan on biking after watching the Vuelta a Espana.

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