The heat continues and an early start on the bike ride gets me out and home before the hottest time of the day. I started 15 minutes later that my other rides this week rolling out at 8:58 AM. I got up later than I planned and just before the ride getting a new MagicShine SeeMee300 taillight on the Cervelo Caledonia took longer than I expected. The bike ride went south and east to Spanish Cove Drive on FM 2100 using my Atascocita – Walden – Spanish Cove Drive course. Biking 35.5 miles today boosted the week’s total to 149.1 miles. That is the average distance for all the 2023 rides using the route. I finished at 11:43 AM avoiding the afternoon heat. I saw three cyclists at Atascocita shores Drive and FM 1960. They rode west and turned north as I headed east.

Weather: Start 85 degrees, 81% humidity, dew point 78.4, mostly cloudy, wind S 7 mph; Finish 94 degrees, 63% humidity, dew point 79.0, partly cloudy, wind S 9 mph.

My legs felt good today and the headwind wasn’t gusting like yesterday. My AXS.SRAM.com ride report shows 25 rear derailleur shifts, 1:38:15 (23.5 miles) in the 35×13 gears and 36:57 (8 miles) in the 35×15 gears.