Overcast Sky But I Saw Blue Sky in the Distance Bike Ride
I hoped the dreary weather would leave today but it hung around. I could see the blue sky to north of Kingwood but it just refused to move south. I rode my Motobecane 700HT MTB for the first ride in December for 11.69 miles on the Kingwood greenbelt trails. The temperature refused to get higher than 63 degrees (at the start) so I dressed up with leg warmers, a short sleeve jersey, a long sleeve jersey , windbreaker jacket and full finger gloves complementing bike shorts. The sun tried to shine through the overcast sky a couple of times as I rode through the forest surrounding the trails. Today was the 12th time biking the Kingwood trails in 2015.
The weather screenshots at the start (2:06) and finish (3:11).
I needed to get home by 3:15 which limited how far I could ride. This left me about 5 miles short of reaching my 6500 mile goal for 2015. I think I can ride 5 more miles before the end of December.
The next several days weather looks iffy for my biking though. I am a cold weather wimp and the temperature forecast just barely is above 60 degrees. I may need to bundle up and brave the coolness. At least sunshine appears in the forecast.
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Summary of the 12 rides on the Kingwood greenbelt trails this year.
| Activity Name | Start | Time | Distance | Elevation Gain | Avg Speed(Avg Pace) | Max Speed(Best Pace) | Calories | Total Strokes |
| Kingwood Trails | Wed, Dec 2, 2015 2:06 PM | 57:56 | 11.69 | 98 | 12.1 | 16.9 | 480 | 3991 |
| Kingwood Trails | Tue, Nov 24, 2015 1:06 PM | 1:25:52 | 16.92 | 118 | 11.8 | 16.4 | 671 | 5621 |
| Kingwood Trails | Sun, Nov 15, 2015 1:19 PM | 1:02:06 | 12.62 | 85 | 12.2 | 16.8 | 523 | 4193 |
| Kingwood Trails | Sat, Nov 14, 2015 1:03 PM | 1:34:41 | 18.12 | 112 | 11.5 | 19.8 | 729 | 5702 |
| Kingwood Trails | Tue, Nov 3, 2015 2:49 PM | 1:00:59 | 11.78 | 69 | 11.6 | 15.9 | 473 | 3751 |
| Kingwood Trails | Mon, Sep 7, 2015 12:22 PM | 1:51:49 | 20.38 | 262 | 10.9 | 15.7 | 943 | 6297 |
| Kingwood Trails | Sun, Aug 9, 2015 12:16 PM | 1:40:39 | 19.43 | 197 | 11.6 | 20.9 | 915 | 5673 |
| Kingwood Trails | Wed, Jun 3, 2015 12:48 PM | 1:06:14 | 10.11 | 89 | 9.2 | 14.4 | 422 | 3094 |
| Kingwood Trails | Tue, Jun 2, 2015 3:20 PM | 1:16:58 | 11.73 | 151 | 9.1 | 20.2 | 480 | 3682 |
| Kingwood Trails | Fri, May 29, 2015 3:06 PM | 1:48:37 | 15.41 | 131 | 8.5 | 20.6 | 663 | 4892 |
| Kingwood Trails | Fri, Feb 13, 2015 2:46 PM | 1:11:49 | 13.08 | 154 | 10.9 | 20.2 | 607 | 4444 |
| Kingwood Trails | Tue, Jan 6, 2015 12:51 PM | 1:36:22 | 18.86 | 217 | 11.7 | 17.6 | 887 | 6500 |