Memorial Day was a great day to start early on today’s bike ride, well early for me at 9:30 AM. I chose the “Oakhurst – Cumberland – Valley Ranch” route which covers streets I ride on other routes but in a different order. I biked 33.07 miles. May now totals 727.9 miles. My Canyon Endurace CF SLX now has 10,064 miles on it.

I can remember when I was in grade school back in the 1950’s there would be a parade on Memorial Day. Many military people would march with flags and bands. Today that is a distant memory with no parades and some people not knowing why we have this holiday.

Not too long after I started the ride a house had three flags in the front yard and I stopped to take this photo. Up to when I stopped and got my phone out the flags were blowing in the wind but then the wind stopped.

Weather during the bike ride: start 85 (70% humidity), mostly cloudy, wind S 8 mph. Finish 90 (56% humidity), mostly cloudy, wind S 12 mph 17 mph gusts. The wind was not too bad compared to previous rides and my rested legs (no bike ride on Sunday) were able to power through. I got my average speed up to 14.0 mph and held it there until I got back into Kingwood and finished the ride at 12:01 PM.

• average heart rate 128 bps
• max heart rate 155 bps
• average power 119 watts
• max power 429 watts

Tuesday weather forecast is favorable for biking and I plan on adding miles.