Waking up this morning the weather forecast changed slightly from yesterday. Now the rain arrival time bumped from the morning to afternoon. As I ate breakfast i checked the weather radar periodically and saw the rain was distant. From not expecting to ride I changed to thinking a ride was possible and at 11:11 am I rolled at the driveway on the ” Atascocita – Walden” route. I chose this route because of the shorter distance and rode 22.9 miles. This increase October biking to 589.18 miles, leaving 111 miles to reach my goal.

Just because the rain held off the weather still felt chilly and I dressed accordingly: shorts, leg warmers, long sleeve jersey short sleeve jersey, wind breaker jacket and regular bike gloves. I thought I might have overdressed but I felt comfortable after riding 15 minutes or so. Weather during the bike ride: Weather: start 68 (86% humidity), overcast, wind E 10 mph. Finish 69.3 (85% humidity), light rain, wind E 13 mph.

With the overcast sky it was not easy spotting the rain clouds. The ride was dry until about 14.2 miles when a light rain started falling. Earlier I felt a few sprinkles but they went away. I had a similar optimism about the light rain and at FM 1960 crossing on Atascocita Shores Drive it let up some and after crossing FM 1960 it stopped. This held all the way back to Kingwood until I was about a mile from home when it started sprinkling. Finishing the ride at 12:59 pm I put the Canyon bike away and within a few minutes the rain came, not heavy but enough to soak me if I still was on the road. Good thing I chose the short route.

Thursday’s weather looks more bike ride friendly and I will have another opportunity to get closer to my October goal.

SportTracks Bike Ride Summary