The record heat continues in southeast Texas and the rain will not show up either except in very spotty locations. Yesterday afternoon my home weather station was showing 103 degrees. I was planning on increasing my average speed today but it actually decreased by .1 mph to 14.2 mph. The same was true of my max speed which was 20.7 mph today. Even starting in the morning at 9:39 does not avoid the heat. It was 83 degrees when I started and 93 when I finished. What I don’t know is how fast it got to the 93 level. Average cadence dropped to 75.6 RPM from yesterday’s 76.2 RPM. I did ride slightly farther at 24.39 miles. My body is starting to return to biking form away from the carpenter activities from last week. I will try to start earlier tomorrow and get the average speed up to 15 mph. August miles are 268.68 and year to date miles are 3707.33.

8-16-2011 Bike Ride Data and Route Map

8-16-2011 Home Weather Finish

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