School Dismissal Avoidance
When I left home I planned on riding to Huffman but after about a mile I changed directions to the “Oakhurst – Sorters Rd – Valley Ranch” route. I was short on time (leaving home at 1:38) and needed to get back home by 4:00. I knew I wouldn’t have enough time to ride 30 miles and I thought this revised route would fit the bill. It turned out to be 27.17 miles long and I got back home at 3:40.
With the late start I knew I would be dodging school dismissal at 7 different schools. I managed to get around this by passing early or after the dismissal at each one. I wasn’t so good thought during the last 2 miles or so when I followed a school bus that stopped at every other street to let kids off. This wasn’t so bad though being near the end of the ride. It did drop my average speed down to 14.9 mph. At one time during the ride i got it up to 15.3 mph.
The fantastic biking weather stayed around one more day. It was 84 degrees during the ride with the clear blue sky looking gorgeous. Wind was light and the humidity a pleasant 43%. I tried to stop at the Star Stop Exxon in Porter but when I went inside to get a drink their dispenser had all of the ones I would drink marked off as out of order. I went back outside and ate a trail mix bar and rank water from my water bottle. This saved me a buck.
This route is on streets I usually ride on but in reverse. What I saw looks different from the opposite direction and side of the road.
Tomorrow’s weather is more of the same. Fantastic for biking and I plan on doing that.
Links for Garmin Connect and RideWithGPS metrics, charts and maps.
