The change from clear skies to overcast skies affected this evening’s ride. While overcast skies do not mean much unless it brings rain it does complicate the calculation of the amount of daylight I have to ride. With these skies the daylight can disappear quickly once the sunset time passes. So I have to be careful I do not try to go too far and then have to ride back in the dark. During the winter months this is not a problem because I am on my MTB with lights. I do not put the same light setup on my Motobecane Le Champion road bike though. There is a flashing taillight for safety purposes but no headlight.

So tonight I modified my route slightly to allow some time margin. As it turned out I could have ridden another mile probably but I am happy with my choice. So far I have ridden three days this week with the Saturday Katy Ram Challenge being the next ride. Friday will be a rest day. I plan on riding Sunday but my schedule is a little strange that day and there is a slight chance of rain.

The usual route went as planned this evening. No surprises even with the 15 mph south wind. Most of the time I did not realize the wind was at that level thanks to all of the tall pine trees.

April mileage update:

• April miles 139.10
• YTD mil 965.77

4-07-2011 Ride Data and Map

4-07-2011 Home Weather Finish

Additional charts, weather and map.

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