More wind on today’s bike ride this time heading south on the “Atascocita South – Walden – Kingwood” route. With the threat of rain, and maybe somewhat tired legs after yesterday’s long ride, I chose the shorter route staying west of Lake Houston. The ride totaled 27.32 miles boosting February to 242.8 miles on the road. I don’t count trainer miles towards my goal of 345 miles.

Generally I battled the headwind until I got to Aerobic Drive where the route turned to the east and began making its way to the north. My average speed was slow riding into the headwind but the watts were high. Biking north was much easier thanks to the tailwind. This allowed me to improve my average speed some but there weren’t enough miles left to make a big difference.

Ride weather conditions: Start 77 (85% humidity), overcast sky, finish 76 (88% humidity), wind S 18 mph gusts 25 mph. The ride started at 11:26 am and finished at 1:35 pm. I felt a few light sprinkles of rain a few times but they didn’t materialize into any significant moisture. As I write this a few isolate showers are in the area with a heavy line many miles west of Conroe heading this way.

A couple of other cyclists were out “enjoying” the wind and mild temperature.

Forecast for Wednesday: lots of rain, no bike riding.

SportTracks Bike Ride Summary

Link to Strava ride summary