The front that arrived yesterday packed some cold temperatures. When I got up this morning my home weather station reported 53.7 degrees. I wondered how long it would take to get above my 60 degree “okay to bike” threshold. It didn’t take too long once the sun got above the trees. After a run to the grocery store I got dressed and started the bike ride at 10:24 AM. A beautiful blue sky and light wind greeted me as I followed my “Atascocita – Walden – Huffman” route for 34.16 miles. I modified the route slightly on the return through Kings River by riding on Water Point Drive. I had not rode the portion from Kings River Drive to Kings Park Way. I’m now in a good position for a 200 mile week with 152.31 miles so far. This was the 12th time riding this route. I need just a little over 50 miles to reach my 700 mile goal for September.

The video shows the bright blue sky. The arm sleeves provided some warmth early in the ride and sun protection later. No strong headwind or tailwind today. My legs were glad. Weather: start 76 (49% humidity, 56 dew point), fair, wind SE 4 mph; finish 80 (39% humidity, 52 dew point), fair, wind E 7 mph. Unusual humidity and dew point for Houston. They took the muggy feeling out of the ride. I do like the low humidity but I prefer the temperature to be in the 80’s or above.

I saw two other cyclists: one in Bear Branch Village of Kingwood but not in the video, one on Fairlake Lane in the video.