The goal for today’s bike ride, out and back before the rain arrived. The forecast warned about late morning scattered rain followed by more rain in the afternoon. I started the ride at 8:32 AM aboard my Canyon Endurace bike, After riding north yesterday today I went south and east to Spanish Cove Drive through Atascocita, Walden, across Lake Houston, and south on FM 2100. Before getting to Spanish Cove Drive I saw one group of cyclists on Fairlake Lane and another group on Old Atascocita Road. The Atascocita – Walden – Spanish Cove Drive route is one of the more frequent ones I ride with today being the 15th time in 2023. I rode 35.67 miles which is the average distance this year. I changed the streets a little riding through Elm Grove Village during the first 2 miles but not enough to impact the overall distance. It has been more than a week since the last ride on this route.

The link to my AXS.SRAM.com ride report.

The Canyon Endurace now has 503 miles.

The clouds got closer together as the ride progressed and there were a few clouds that looked like rain but I made it back home at 11:11 AM before any rain fell. That goal was achieved. Not too much later I heard thunder and rain fell. Today’s weather: Start 79 degrees, 87% humidity, dew point 74.6, mostly cloudy, wind calm: 86 degrees, 70% humidity, overcast, wind S 6 mph. The below 80 temperature at the start felt good until I warmed up and started sweating. No much wind to bother me during the ride.