Today was new stuff day. I wore new shorts (Bellwether Forma), a new long sleeve jersey (Voler) and a new short sleeve jersey (Primal). My wife pointed out there were some old things too: shoes, socks, helmet, sweat band and gloves. I decided to spurge. The shorts replaced a worn pair of Bellwether Forma shorts. The jerseys are additions to my riding wardrobe.

The route for today went east to FM686 following a slightly different “FM1960 to FM686 – Back” route. I added a “U” shape riding on Fairlake Drive, Old Atascocita Road and FM2100 before going east on FM1960. On the west side of Lake Houston as I was riding east another biker was riding west getting ready to turn left on Atascocita Shores Drive where I came from. At the Ember Church on Fairlake Drive there was a group of bikers in the parking lot talking as I rode by. I am guessing they finished riding and were chatting about it. I think there were 5 or 6 bikers.

It was another great weather day for biking: 78 degrees, scattered clouds and a light breeze. Riding to the turn around at FM686 the wind provide some resistance but I managed to maintain a good pace at 17 to 18 mph. Riding up over the railroad overpass required some extra effort though. This is the first time on this route since October 7th 2015. The road seemed smoother on the 1 mile section with chip’n seal west of the overpass. I don’t think it has changed, just my memory of it. I stopped for a few minutes at the Dayton Food & Fuel store at FM686 before heading back to Huffman. I learned how to do a screen capture on my Garmin Edge 520 but the button also triggers a new lap. I need to do the capture while I am moving to get rid of the yellow border.

Edge 520

Riding west from FM686 to Huffman was easier and I increased my average speed by the time I got to Huffman. The overpass didn’t seem quite as hard this time. In Huffman I stopped at the Chevron to rest my legs for the last 11 miles home. The weather and Garmin screen shots while I was there.

I stayed at the Chevron a little longer than I planned because I added a bag of chips to my snack items. I figured the extra distance required the chips.

The ride started at 12:01. I was delayed because our security system decided to have a sensor error and I couldn’t find the missing sensor location. I finally found it by looking at the sensor numbers. It was one I forget to put on my list. I got back home at 3:28.

March miles are moving right along. I am up to 148 miles towards the 631 mile goal, under 500 to to go.

I will skip Sunday riding in order to watch the final season University of Cincinnati basketball game again SMU. Go Bearcats!!

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