Biking south and east today following my Atascocita – Walden – Spanish Cove Drive route. This was the 9th time biking this route in 2024. Probably one of the routes rode this year. The other contender is my Atascocita – Walden – Huffman route. I started earlier than yesterday at 11:09 AM on my Cervelo Caledonia bike. The cloudy sky didn’t look threatening but on Woodland Hills Drive a few raindrops landed on the Bolt computer screen. That wasn’t the last time that happened until I reached Atascocita Shores Drive at FM1960. From there the sky brightened some until I finished at 1:55 PM. The wind was strong enough to dissuade me from riding south on FM2100 to Indian Shores Road settling to make the u-turn at Spanish Cove Drive. I saw another cyclist on Old Atascocita Road going the opposite direction. Today’s 36.35 miles is the average distance for the route and got to within 58.4 miles of my April goal of 799 miles. YTD 2024 miles is neck to neck with 2023 miles with 2929 versus 2927 for 2023.

Weather: Start 75 degrees, humidity 88%, dew point 70.8, cloudy, wind SE 13 mph; @25 miles 77 degrees, humidity 79%, dew point 70, cloudy, wind S 11 mph; Finish 79 degrees, humidity 78%, dew point 71.8, cloudy, wind SE 13 mph. After I finished the ride the wind picked up to 21 mph with 33 mph gusts like the forecast said.

Link to the AXS.SRAM.com ride report.