After several bouts of rain showers earlier today the opportunity to ride appeared. The weather radar did not show any rain and the clouds were stable so off I rode. The temperature was a comfortable 74 degrees when I started and 73 at the end. The clouds were covering the sky but by the time I got back home the sky was almost clear of all the clouds. Wind was not much at 9 mph from the east. Since I have riding to the southeast so much I figured today I should go north. The extended route was 28.87 miles long with an average speed of 15.0 mph, a maximum speed of 21.2 mph and average cadence of 80.0 RPM. No other bikers were out along the route but there were plenty of school buses due to the time of my ride.

Mileage update:

• December 156.24
• This week 92.90
• Year to date 5527.54

Tomorrow is an iffy biking day with a 50% chance of rain and the temperature not getting above 65 degrees. I may have to work at hitting my usual mileage for December of 200.

12-15-2011 Bike Ride Data and Route Map

Link to my RideWithGps.com data and route map. The elevation chart at Ridewithgps.com shows good variation in the terrain although the actual area is pretty flat. SportTracks elevation mirrors the same change.

12-15-2011 Home Weather Station End

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