Fog hung around until after 10 am today delaying my ride start until 11:57 am. I set off on the “Atascocita – Walden – Huffman” route heading south into a stiff breeze. Later I found out the “stiff” breeze was from the SE at 17 mph. No wonder it was hard to pedal into the wind. The plan was to ride at 32 miles to set my miles left to reach my February goal to 70 miles or less. I rode 34.3 miles doing even better leaving 68 miles to reach my goal.

Weather: Start 79 (82% humidity), finish 80 (75% humidity), partly cloudy, wind SE 17 mph.

After riding through Elm Grove Village and into Sherwood Trails Village I passed the house where a former church member lives and he was in the front yard so I stopped and we caught up on our lives. I have been on the look out for him but the timing never matched us up. It was a great visit. After that I rode back to Hunters Ride Village where I spotted another cyclist ahead going south on Woodbridge Drive about 1/4 mile in front of me. Our speeds matched so I didn’t get close enough to say hi. We passed Bear Branch Elementary school and our paths diverged. I made a loop back to the Bear Branch Park and saw another cyclist coming towards me. We exchanged hellos as we passed.

Fighting the wind heading south kept my speed lower than I usually ride but the power was higher. The clouds started to thin out and the sun came through. It rained the last two days (Wednesday and Thursday) so sun and warmth is much needed.

With the overcast sky as I got ready to ride I chose a long sleeve/short sleeve jersey combination in case the temperature and wind were cooler than I liked. With the sun coming out I probably was overdressed some but that was okay. Maybe I burned more fat.

Still seeing Hurricane Harvey construction work along the route. Some offices are starting to get fixed and a few houses.

Saturday weather should be like to day and I plan on taking the Stradalli out. I bought a new hose nozzle and when I finished today’s ride it was good to hose the bike off and not get sprayed by the frozen cracked one.

SportTracks Bike Ride Summary

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