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In the bright blue sky were these little puffs of cotton while I was riding this morning. I was able to leave a little earlier than normal on Sunday so the heat had not got to the level it normally would be, but it was close. Today has the possibility of being the first 100 degree day (officially at least) of the year. The Houston Chronicle ran a story a day or so ago lamenting the fact that over the last several decades the number of days over 100 degrees has increased from when it was a rarity. While it does get hot in Texas I sometimes have to wonder about statistics used in this manner when they choose the arbitrary decades our calendar system uses. Form my memory I have the year 1980 in mind when starting in early July we went for 2 or 3 weeks with every day being 100 or more. Having grown up where winter was sometimes severe I have no problem with the heat and warm. I will take heat or cold any day.

Today’s ride was enjoyable in my opinion with a little breeze (4 mph NW) with low humidity which meant the perspiration evaporated rather quickly. Normally I am not a big fan of headwinds but today it felt good.

In couple of weeks we will be off to Wichita Falls for the Hotter’n Hell Hundred. As of now it looks like the temperature could be above 100 degrees for the ride for the first time in a couple of years.

Today’s ride statistics:

• miles 25.34
• riding time 1:44:24
• average pace 4:07 min/mile
• average speed 14.6 mph
• max speed 19.8 mph
• average cadence 77.6 rpm
• max cadence 104 rpm
• climb 181 ft., descend 185 ft., max elevation 108 ft.
• August miles 278.24
• This week’s mileage 152.76
• YTD miles 3386.71

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