Cloudy skies threatened to deliver the forecasted rain but not while I biked to Huffman and back. I started earlier than usual for Sunday leaving home at 10:34. Temperature hung at 84 degrees with 61% humidity. It didn’t take too long after I started for the perspiration started to flow. The humidity reduced the evaporation potential and my jersey and bandana tries to absorb as much as they could but the drops fell. As I returned home at 12:57 I thought I would run into the rain but none came down until I was walking from the garage to the back door. I could hear some light rain hitting the patio cover fabric. It didn’t last long nor get anything wet. It was 87 degrees and 45% humidity. A light breeze was the best it could muster.

When I stopped at FM2100 and FM1960 there were some people raising funds for wheelchair sports. One man in a wheelchair told me it was hot and I agreed. He was under a tent trying to stay cool. I told him moving made the air go by and cool me down some. I remarked that was the incentive to keep riding. He laughed and said he liked a gym with A/C.

A couple of other bicyclists were out going the opposite direction I was.

The goal for today was go far enough to push the weekly miles over 200. I rode 28.62 miles today on an out and back route to Huffman. Nothing fancy for the route. Average speed was 15.4 mph.

Tomorrow the forecast calls for 94 degrees, partly cloudy sky and almost no chance of rain. I plan on a 45 to 50 mile ride. Later in the week the rain could pose a problem.

Mileage:

• 214.92 miles this week
• 711.58 miles for June (174 miles to go to reach June goal of 885 miles)
• 3115 miles year to date
• Link to Garmin Connect

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