The finally stopped long enough to go biking. Last year’s drought could be a distant memory if the rain keeps up this pace at least in the southeast Texas rainforest. Some other parts of the state still need more rain though. I cannot remember my front yard grass as green and lush as I see it now. If the sun ever shines the grass will probably grow super fast. That aside today’s bike ride erases the biking drought since last Tuesday. I settled for watching Paris-Nice and Tirreno – Adriatico bike races in Europe on the internet. Yesterday the scene in the closing kilometers of Tirreno – Adriatico showed banks of snow three or four feet tall yet the racers wore their summer kits.

Today I thought it would stay at 69 degrees so I dressed warm with two long sleeve jerseys. Between the time I got dressed and walked out the door (10 minutes) the sky went from overcast to small patches of blue with sun. The temperature rose to 73 when I started and ended up at 77 by the finish. Wind from the southwest at 8 mph move the humid air around some. You can see below in my home weather station the 74% humidity.

My slightly modified route resulted in 30.68 miles (SportTracks calculation). Other statistics: 15.5 mph average speed, 26.7 mph max speed, 82.4 RPM average cadence. March miles stand at 178.36, YTD miles total 814.46. I modified the route to get to 30 miles. Garmin Connect data link.

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3-12-2012 Home Weather Station End