A new week but the weather looks the same. I managed to start today’s bike ride at 8:45 AM to get in front of 103 or 104 degrees later today. Maybe a shorter ride would have been in order but I rode the New Caney – Roman Forest – Valley Ranch route for 44.23 miles. The last time biked this route was May 12th going 44.78 miles. Today’s bike ride put me over the halfway mark for August with 443.1 miles. I rode my Canyon Endurace bike and to combat the heat I packed extra water using a water bottle and CamelBak. I stopped under TX 99 on Valley Ranch Parkway for a snack break and water. To be safe I stopped at the 7 Eleven at FM 1314 for ice. I added the ice to the CamelBak and refilled the water bottle. There wasn’t much left when I finished at 12:56 PM. It was hot! Only the third ride on this route in 2023. I rode through Roman Forest on the New Caney – Roman Forest – Splendora route on July 17th. A similar route but going north on Tram Road to FM 2090 instead of riding Roman Forest Blvd. back to US59/I-69.

Weather conditions: Start 86 degrees, 78% humidity, dew point 78.4, partly cloudy, wind calm; Finish 96 degrees, 48% humidity, dew point 73.3, partly cloudy, wind SW 12 mph. The 12 mph wind made the ride back to Kingwood harder than ride to Roman Forest.