Monday bike rides normally go north but today I rode south and east on the Kingwood – Stoker Road – Kingwood route. I should’ve started a little earlier than 10:35 AM but I watched the end of stage 2 of the Critérium du Dauphine. Glad it wasn’t that foggy here. It was almost a month since my previous ride on this route though last week I traveled nearly to Stroker Road on FM2100. I rode my Cervelo Caledonia bike. Before the ride I used the Fanttik portable electric pump to air up the tire. I want to get familiar using the pump. I added a side street off Pinehurst Trail Drive to the route increasing the distance from the previous ride with 45.65 miles today. This gets me a little above the pace to reach June’s goal. Some exciting moments riding west on Stroker Road around mile 29 when two dogs chased me. I didn’t record this sprint audio because I was pedaling hard to get ahead of the large barking dog. The small one was more of an observer. That’s two dog sprints on the last two bike rides. That’s plenty. I took a rest break at the Dollar General on FM2100 around 32 miles. The ladies at Dollar General were very friendly helping me find the Gatorade and asking about my ride. I needed energy replacement after the wind on Ramsey Road and the dog sprint. I finished the bike ride at 2:34 PM.

Weather: Start 87 degrees, humidity 72%, dew point 77, mostly cloudy, wind S 16 mph gusts 27 mph; @ Ramsey road 89 degrees, mostly cloudy, wind S 14 mph gusts 23 mph; Finish 87 degrees, humidity 72%, dew point 77.2, mostly cloudy, wind SE 16 mph gusts 25 mph.