The plan for this evening’s ride was the long Huffman loop so that I can maximize the miles while the daylight hours are still plentiful enough. But I ran into a blockage when I turned onto Old Atascocita Road. A Union Pacific train had th railroad crossing blocked. Sometimes the crews stop in the area to eat dinner. Most of the time the trains are short enough that the crossing is not blocked but tonight was different. Waiting along with were two vehicles and two other bikers. The bikers were closer to the cross arms that marked the spot. I was thinking that they would wait for the train to start moving again but they must have grown impatient and decided to slide their bikes under the railcar that was blocking the road. This is very risky but they made it to the other side, thank goodness. I am not this brave or foolish. After five minutes I gave up and turned around and improvised another route.

Overcast skies, 87 degree temperature and a 12 mph SSE breeze were making this ride somewhat cooler than the last several.

Today’s ride statistics:

• miles = 26.71
• riding time = 1:49:53
• average pace = 4:07 min/mile
• average speed = 14.6 mph
• max speed = 20.7 mph
• average cadence = 77.1 rpm
• max cadence = 99 rpm
• climb 189 ft., descend 222 ft., max elevation 104 ft.
• June miles 399.22
• YTD miles 2439.97

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