With this month’s goal at 800 miles I am thinking of mileage in 8 mile increments as 1% of the goal. Today’s bike ride was 26.29 miles long which is 3% of the goal which puts me at 20% of my goal with 161.74 miles so far. I biked the “Atascocita – Walden – E. Lake Houston Parkway” route which was shorter than my typical bike ride of 32 miles. I have an afternoon appointment which made my route selection.

Starting at 9:33 am is earlier than usual which meant the weather had not fully blossomed yet. The weather during the bike ride: start 85 (73% humidity), mostly cloudy, wind SW 13 mph. Finish 90 (59% humidity), mostly cloudy, wind 6 mph.

With the shorter time window I tried to keep moving voiding stops if possible. Sometimes the speed wasn’t as high as I would like but I did get my average speed up to 14.2 mph for a while before it settled back to 14.1 and finally 13.9 when I finished the ride at 11:30 am.

I didn’t see any other cyclists along the route. I did see more wind damage from a fallen tree at Pinehurst Trail and FM 1960 to debris in the streets. The tree looked like it might have fallen onto FM 1960 and they cleared enough to open the lane.

More hot weather for Wednesday with a touch of rain possible later in the day. I hope to ride farther.

SportTracks Bike Ride Summary