I bonked on today’s bike ride. The wind took a hefty share of my energy after I exited Roman Forest Blvd. headed south on the I-69/US59 service road. At one point I shifted out my usual 34 x 12 gearing to 34 x 13 to get some relief for my legs. I stopped at the Mobil station in New Caney at FM 1485 and US59 to refill my water bottle with ice and water and lingered there a few minutes to get some energy to continue biking south. Glad I did and making the right hand turn onto Valley Ranch Parkway provided some relief but the left curve put me back against the wind.

The wind was from the south at 13 mph so it wasn’t gale force but to my tired legs it felt like it. When I reached the Stripes station on FM 1314 I had to take a break. I went inside and bought a 32 oz fruit punch PowerAde and slowly walked to the pumps and sat in the shade. The wind I battled now became somewhat of a friend as it cooled and dried up the perspiration. I rested at least 25 minutes slowly drinking the cold PowerAde thinking I should’ve brought some snack crackers or something to eat. Towards the end of my stay I spotted a cobalt blue Jeep Wrangler Unlimited moving slowly on FM 1314 getting ready to pull into Stripes. It had a trailer loaded with 4-wheelers and kayaks but what caught my attention most was the lift, big tires and black sloping rear soft top. I own a Jeep Wrangler Sport 2 door and I love to see modified Jeep Wranglers. I couldn’t help but stare as the driver maneuvered the rig close to the pump to gas up the 4-wheelers. Two teenage boys got out of the rear doors and the driver met them at the pump. Looked like they had a bunch of fun planned or were on the way back from fun.

Tearing myself away I got back on the Stradalli to battle the wind over the remaining 11+ miles to finish the bike ride.

The bike ride started later than I wanted (11:46 am) due to my side gig selling promotional products. I learned how to place electronic purchase orders this morning and had to fix some problems. By then the partly sky allowed the temperature to hit 92 degrees where it stayed for most of the ride.

My tired and exhausted legs got me to the end of the bike ride at 3:16 pm. I was ready for cool A/C and no wind.

Tomorrow is a badly needed rest and recovery day.

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