Began the week with a bike ride on the “New Caney – Tavola – Valley Ranch” route. Beautiful weather for biking. I rolled out at 9:53 am and cycled 34.3 miles. I am closing in on my goal for August with 615.44 miles of the 800 mile done so far.

Weather during the bike ride: start 90 (64% humidity), partly cloudy, wind SW 9 mph. Finish 95 (53% humidity), partly cloudy, wind SW 9 mph. The wind was challenging at times and I needed to produce 200+ watts to keep my speed at 16+ mph. The hardest section was in Valley Ranch with the headwind.

Today is the first day of school so I stopped and took these photos at the Tavola Elementary School. This morning when I got the newspaper the traffic was backed up on Northpark Drive probably becuase of the parents dropping children off at Kingwood Park High School.

As I rode the school before stopping to take the photos I heard the children yelling during their first recess of the school year. It brings back ancient memories.

After leaving Tavola I stopped at the Shell station on Roman Forest Blvd. to refill my water bottle for the ride back. This would hold me until I reached the Stripes station on FM 1314. When I got there I made a another quick stop for water and ice. Biking passed the two schools in Briar Tree I again heard children playing and the parking lot with staff cars.

I made my way back to Kings Manor and into Kingwood with my overall average speed at 14.2 mph but it wasn’t long before it decreased as the speed went down and the stops went up. I finished the ride at 12:31 pm.

More nice biking weather for Tuesday but a “cool” front might arrive with a slight increase in the chance of rain. With no pro bike races I should be able to start around the same time as today.

SportTracks Bike Ride Summary