After running some errands on Wednesday my plan was to go for a bike ride. That didn’t happen because while I ran the errands it started misting rain and didn’t stop until late last night.

Fast forward to day and the mist is gone, some clouds remained as I started getting ready to ride and by the time I left at 12:35 pm some sun broke through the clouds. While it wasn’t quite as warm as the forecast said 65 degrees and the appropriate amount of clothing made for a pleasant bike ride. The wardrobe for today’s bike ride: shorts, leg warmers, short sleeve jersey over a long sleeve thermal jersey, wind breaker jacket, and full finger gloves. For the first 15 minutes I felt chilly but the body heat kicked in I became comfortable.

I chose the “Atascocita South – Walden – Huffman” route and rode 32.37 miles boosting January to 196.71 miles, 104 miles away from my goal of 300 miles. I saw two other cyclists during the ride: first on Pinehurst Trail on the way back to Kingwood and the second at Kingwood Drive across from Fuddruckers.

On the way back to Kingwood while crossing the San Jacinto River I stopped and took these photos of the dredging crew and boat removing sand from Hurricane Harvey.

The dredging plan increases the flow capacity of the river when heavy rain visits to lessen the flooding.

Average power for the ride: 116 watts, max power 347 watts. Average heart rate 132 bpm, max heart rate 156 bpm. With the wind not much of factor during the ride I kept a good pace with those numbers.

Friday should be warmer (70’s) before a cold front arrives around noon on Saturday. I plan on biking Friday and stay inside on Saturday.