March is off to a soggy start with today’s ride only my third bike ride of the month. I missed a chance yesterday when an approaching band of rain parted and did not drop any rain around me. In hindsight I should’ve went biking. Today the weather was more cooperative with no rain after a mild cool front passed through last evening. I selected the “New Caney – Tavola – Valley Ranch” route and rode 34.84 miles pushing March mileage up to 102.14 miles. My goal is 586 miles. I need the weather to let up on the rain.

Another biker was out on Briar Berry Lane as we passed going opposite directions. He was dressed a little cooler than I was. I wore a thermal jersey under a new Primal Wear short sleeve jersey I got for my birthday. With the sun coming in out of the clouds the wind still had a chill to it from the cool front and at 12 mph from the SE the thermal jersey was welcomed.

I won’t be able to ride tomorrow (Thursday) and Friday and Saturday have a chance of rain at over 50% so bicycling this week may not be easy.

Links to RideWithGPS.com and Strava.com maps and metrics.

Weather conditions from my home weather station at the start and finished followed by the airport weather at the end of the bike ride.

SportTracks Ride Summary