I put 111% into reaching my mileage goal for July. My goal is 800 miles and with today’s bike ride I am at 884.71 miles. With one day remaining and cooperation from the weather I should reach 900 miles. The other big accomplishment, I completed a bike ride to the south without rain interrupting it. I started at 10:32 AM riding my Canyon Endurace bike on the “Atascocita South – Walden – Huffman” route covering 34.65 miles which increased my week to 118.32 miles. I still have a shot at hitting 200+ miles for the week but I will need to ride all 3 days. Today was the 8th time riding this route in 2020 and the longest of the 8 by .6 of a mile.

Rain wasn’t around but the heat and humidity were. Weather at the start and 1:09 PM finish: start 89 (77% humidity, 81 dew point), mostly cloudy, wind SW 9 mph. Finish 94 (59% humidity, 77.2 dew point), partly cloudy, wind S 8 mph. Unlike the wind during the Vuelta a Burgos race today it was not too strong on my bike ride. The toughest section came as I rode west over Lake Houston. Passing traffic blocked it some but when they left the wind tried to make up for the interruption.

My GoPro Hero 7 Black camera may return on Friday. Saturday will be an opportunity to see if the freezing during recording disappeared. I am still trying to figure out a mounting solution on the Canyon Endurace handlebar.

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Strava reports today’s bike ride was consistent with my usual effort. Some data points.

• average heart rate 125 bpm
• maximum heart rate 157 bpm
• average power 95 watts
• maximum power 456 watts