This is going to be hot week with temperatures of 100 degrees and more; very unusual for June in the Houston area. I will plan on starting my bike rides a little earlier to finish before noon. As I got ready to go biking two trucks pulled up in front of my house. Last week a man marked the underground location of utilities and the crews today started laying fiber optic cable conduit for AT&T. This year my neighborhood went from two weak internet service providers plus 2 new good ones. A big change.

After getting ready, filling the CamelBak with ice and water the bike ride got underway at 8:59 AM. I rode my Cervelo Caledonia bike but not to the north like I usually do on Mondays. Tomorrow the railroad crossing on Old Atascocita Road will be closed from 8 AM to late in the day so I decided to ride my “Atascocita – Walden – Huffman” route today to avoid the closure. The railroad crossing should be open Wednesday. I finished the bike ride at 11:31 AM before the day got close to the max heat.

Weather conditions: start 85 (humidity 70%, dew point 74), a few clouds, wind N 0 mph; finish 93 (humidity 51%, dew point 72), a few clouds, wind E 4 mph. A month or two ago I complained about the strong wind and now the wind has almost disappeared.

Today’s route seems to be the one I ride the most according to SportTracks. I biked 34.12 miles cutting the miles I need to reach my 800 mile goal for June to 149 miles. Of the 13 rides on this route in 2022 today is one of the better ones based on average speed, average power, and average pace.

I looked at a new chart (to me) using the Stravini Chrome extension for my fitness trend. The chart draws from Strava data for the last 6 months.

Another data source is the AXS.SRAM.com ride report. Some of the data: 23 RD shifts, no FD shifts, 1:34:58 riding in the 35×13 gears out a total moving time of 2:27:27.