[iframe http://connect.garmin.com:80/activity/embed/45274321 465 548]

As I was leaving home for the evening ride I felt a few light sprinkles of rain. Before I left I was looking at the weather radar and could see some rain clouds on the far east of Harris County but I was not sure which direction they go. The rule is if it is not raining I go riding. So off I went. For the first 5 miles or so I would feel a few sprinkles of rain every so often but after that they went away. On the way back home the clouds broke on the western horizon and the orange sun came through. It was pretty. The temperature was 88 degrees when I got home. The wind was 6 mph from the south.

On the ride home I followed a fellow biker onto my street until he turned off. I did not get close enough to say anything. He was wearing a Indiana University jersey.

My goal was to get at least 46 miles before Saturday’s ride to position me to total over 125 miles for the week. I will try to ride 56 to 60 miles on Saturday and then 25 on Sunday.

Today’s ride statistics:

• miles 23.16
• riding time 1:35:09
• average pace 4:06 min/mile
• average speed 14.6 mph
• max speed 21.0 mph
• average cadence 77.2 rpm
• max cadence 106 rpm
• climb 175 ft., descend 145 ft., max elevation 103 ft.
• August miles 324.56
• YTD miles 3433.03

[nggallery id=97]