A recovery ride today after 49+ miles yesterday. I rode the “Atascocita – Huffman” route for a total of 29.34 miles. I started off easy but I was riding well so I upped the pace some and built my average speed up to 15.4 mph at the break at the Huffman Chevron. The ride was shorter and the break was at 17.4 miles into the ride. I didn’t stay too long but enough to cool down some and dry off a little. The weather has warmed back up per the screenshots below.

No flat tire issues today. The new tube solved the problem. I tried to patch the punctured tube again at home last night. I sanded the ribs down and applied lots of glue before putting on the patch. I pumped the tube up and it held air but this morning when I went to the garage to go to church it was limp as a dishrag. I put it in the trash.

Today’s ride put the week’s total at 242.41 miles. Seven weeks in a row over 200 miles per week. The month is now at 786.72, leaving 169.28 miles to reach my goal. Year to date is 4909 miles.

Next week will be different. I plan on biking Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. I will take off Thursday to go to the medical center with my wife. No biking Friday driving to Wichita Falls. Saturday I will ride the Hotter’n Hell 100 and drive home on Sunday. I think I can get enough miles to reach my goal for August but I need to bike Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday to be sure.

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