I left home at 9:29 to start today’s ride on the “Atascocita – Walden – Huffman” route. Postponing watching the TdF until I got back allowed me the earlier than normal start. I thought I might see some of the Bike Barn Atascocita riders but I think they took the day off to ride the Katy Flatland Century tomorrow. I did glimpse two bikers at the Kings River and W. Lake Houston Parkway traffic light. I was slowing down for the red light and I saw them in the northbound lane between some bushes. Later I saw a lady biker on FM1960 at the Ghost Bike on the west side of the lake. She was riding towards me on the eastbound shoulder and we passed at the Ghost Bike. I waved and she waved back.

From that point forward it was me, the lone bicyclist. With the early start the temperature had not reached full boil and it reminded me of an early fall day but that quickly passed as the ride progressed. At 19.1 miles (the total ride miles was 31.25) I made my normal stop at the Huffman Chevron for a shorter than usual break. I ate a Clif bar washing it down with some blue PowerAde.

Huffman weather at the break

It was 10:54 when I stopped at the Chevron station. Most of my rides have not started yet at that time. When I finished the ride at 12:20 I thought of the rides this week that I was leaving home around that time. I left the station at 11:25 to ride the last 11+ miles of the route.

Today’s ride bumped this week’s mileage to 228 and July’s to 522 miles. Only 253 miles left to reach my 765 mile goal for July.

I am not sure if I will bike tomorrow. I have 14 days left to reach my goal and I have rode 14 out of 16 days in July so far. A rest day may be in order.

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