Today’s bike ride went north to Caney Creek before making a u-turn under US59 and heading back to the south through Valley Ranch, Briar Tree, Oakhurst, Kings Manor and back into Kingwood. I label this as my Kingwood – FM1485 – Kingwood route. The average distance biking this route during 2023 is around 33 miles and today I rode 32.2 miles. It began at 8:50 AM aboard my Cervelo Caledonia bike and finished at 11:33 AM. The week miles stands at 187.95 putting me close to a 200+ mile week which should happen on tomorrow’s bike ride. I’m 18% of the way to my August 800 mile goal with 140.54 miles.

Hot weather continued with the expected high today of 100 degrees. Finishing before noon I avoided the extreme heat but it was still hot when I finished. Wind was light not providing much cooling effect. Weather for the bike ride: Start 87 degrees, 74% humidity, dew point 77.6, a few clouds, wind SW 6 mph; Finish 94 degrees, 54% humidity, dew point 74.7, partly cloudy, wind S 7 mph.

The overall average speed was better today with some help from a tailwind riding to Caney Creek. I lost some on the way back to Kingwood due to the light headwind. Link to my AXS.SRAM.com ride report.