Back to Back Days of 40+ Mile Bike Rides Equals Tired Legs
Two days in a row of 40+ miles biking makes for tired legs. I struggled to get my overall average speed up to 14.0 mph and didn’t make it but I got close a couple of times at 13.9 mph. Bicycling the “New Caney – Roman Forest – Valley Ranch” route my plan was to ride 40+ miles and I did that with 40.78 miles. But even with a light headwind the legs were tired. Power readings were between 100 and 200 watts and I don’t remember seeing any reading higher than that. That’s okay as I work on my mileage goal for August. I am up to 121.67 miles so far which for 3 days isn’t too bad; 15% of my 800 mile goal. The week’s total is 188.03 miles so I should ride 200+ with tomorrow’s bike ride.
Before leaving on the ride I looked at the Tour of Portugal stream but they were doing the introduction and I didn’t see any racing. My wheels were down and rolling at 9:46 am.
Another cool day weather wise when I got up this morning. By the time I left it warmed up. Weather during the bike ride: start 83 (70% humidity), a few clouds, wind N 5 mph. Finish 92 (44% humidity), a few clouds, wind NE 5 mph. Like the low humidity which kept me comfortable while sweating.
Riding into Roman Forest there is a new section of Tavola under construction and I rode into it for the first time. Two photos.
Not too long ago this land was overgrown with trees and brush.
The bike ride into Roman Forest had a headwind which made think ahead to the ride out of there with tailwind. It happened and I liked it. I stopped at the Shell station on Roman Forest Blvd. for ice and water before continuing to I-69/US59 service road for the trip back to Kingwood. One other stop at the Stripes station on FM 1314 to refill the water bottle and then back on the bike.
Riding south the wind wasn’t a problem and I worked again on increasing my overall average speed but couldn’t quite get it to 14 mph. Once I was in Kings Manor and Kingwood I slowed down. Finishing the ride at 12:57 pm I put the Canyon away and went inside. Hopefully the legs recover for Saturday’s bike ride.
SportTracks Bike Ride Summary
