According to the SciGuy Blog in the Houston Chronicle today’s low temperature was the first official 39 degrees since late March. Some areas further north got a few degrees lower. I delayed today’s ride waiting for the temperature to get above 60 degrees. It was slow but by the time I left at 2:44 it was 65 degrees. Clear skies and a light breeze made for a great day to ride if I chose the right amount of clothing. My attire: leg warmers, long sleeve jersey, short sleeve jersey, bike shorts, half-finger gloves. All of this was okay as long as I did not spend too long in the shadows where the cool would penetrate the jerseys without much trouble. This was where the cool motivation came in: I was motivated to speed through the shadows to get back out into the sunshine. I should have added a light wind jacket. This is reflected in my average speed of 15.9 mph. This may be why I did not see any other riders.

Sadly today is the last ride before daylight savings time ends tomorrow at 2:00 AM. I will miss the daylight in the evening even though it has been getting shorter. I will miss you CDT. See you in the spring.

Today’s ride infromation:

• November miles 79.46 (maybe I can hit 100 with tomorrow’s ride)
• YTD miles 4682.43 (only 318 left to get to 5000)

11-6-2010 Ride Information and map