The weather finally changed to warm enough for me to ride. I had a short time window starting after church until 3 PM when the University of Cincinnati Bearcats play the University of Houston Cougars basketball. I started biking at 12:31 PM and finished at 2:27 PM leaving enough time to get out of my biking clothes and in front of the TV. (The UC Bearcats lost)

I chose the “Atascocita – Walden” route and rode 24.17 miles making it 134.42 miles for the week, the most miles in a week so far this year. For the month I am at 170.8 miles, just shy of 50% of my goal for the month.

Weather during the bike ride: start 64 (74% humidity), overcast, wind SE 14 mph. Finish 68 (78% humidity), overcast, wind SE 10 mph. I decided to dress warm with shorts, leg warmers, long sleeve thermal jersey, short sleeve jersey over that topped with a windbreaker jacket. To keep my fingers warm I wore full finger gloves. By the end of the ride the temperature was high enough that I was over dressed but that’s okay.

On the ride to Walden I spotted signs from yesterday’s Humble Lions Bike Ride and after completing the loop through Walden I saw more on Pine Cluster Lane and later at FM1960 and Atascocita Shores Drive. I was a wimp and didn’t ride that one but I stopped and took these photos of the signs today.

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These particular signs have been used for numerous route variations with the mileage blocked out or over written.

Monday’s weather forecast shows higher temperatures but with some rain possible in the late afternoon. I plan on biking before the rain.

I am still lagging behind 2017 but ahead of the other years.