One of my favorite activities is picking blueberries at Moorhead’s Blueberry Farm west of Porter, TX. I like to kid my wife about picking blueberries in March (not really ripe then) until they are ready in late May and early June. Checking their website this morning I saw that maybe they will be ripe enough next weekend. Not one of the treats is that you can eat as much as you can handle for free. The price for the ones left in your bucket is reasonable too. So next weekend (Memorial Day weekend) I look forward to picking and eating.

Earlier this week I wrote about trying some sample insole inserts in my Shimano R075 shoes to lessen the discomfort I was experiencing. I did not cut them properly so I needed to get another pair. Visiting the Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market down the street from where I live I found the 2 oz. Miracle Custom Molding Insoles. I was concerned about the thickness of the Dr. Scholl’s models they had and these were relatively thin and light. I had never heard of these but the thinness and low price of $4.52 made it inexpensive trial. I have to say they made quite a difference. It would be better to size the shoes with these in them but my size 43 shoes and loosening the straps made a good fit. I will be using these going forward.

Today’s ride got an earlier start than most previous Saturday rides. Partly cloudy skies, 91 degrees at the finish and 13 mph S wind (gusts to 18 mph) were waiting for me as I headed out to Montgomery County to the north. There were a couple of other riders spotted today. The shoe insoles made pedaling go smoothly.

As I was riding south on Old Houston Road before FM1314 I saw a person gingerly digging in a cordoned off area (about 40 ft x 40 ft) and I was not sure what was going on. A couple hundred further I saw a Houston Police SUV with a number of officers and 4-wheelers standing off the road with another black SUV. There were several men all dressed in black. I am not sure what was going on since this location is well outside of the Houston city limits. I am wondering if they were looking for something or someone that was buried there. I will watch the newspaper to see if there is any mention.

Today’s ride statistics:

• miles 50.56
• riding time 3;22:33
• average pace = 4:00 min/mile
• average speed = 15.0 mph
• max sped = 22.3 mph
• average cadence = 77.8 rpm
• max cadence = 115 rpm
• climb 437 ft., descend 435 ft., max elevation 151 ft.
• May miles 456.69
• YTD miles 1856.49

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