The weather was promising this morning but it took a while to warm up. I had a small time window to ride due to a late afternoon meting but just as I was getting ready to leave on my ride I got an email that the meeting was cancelled. So this opened more time and since I haven’t rode since last Friday I really wanted to get some bike time. As I watched the thermometer slowly rise I was determined to ride even if the temperature was below my 60 degree threshold. I got my cool weather wardrobe ready with 2 long sleeve jerseys, leg warmers, shorts, full finger gloves and windbreaker jacket. As I rolled out 12:07 PM it was 63 degrees and I appreciated the clothing choice. The royal blue clear sky was great and the light 4 mph breeze did not cause me much of a problem but it did bring a chill with it.

Sometimes I like to freelance my route and today was one of those days. I knew I was going north just because the last ride went south. The route took me out of Kingwood on what I call the “back way” on Mills Branch Drive and Ford Road. Staying on Loop 494 was my typical path. I turned south on US59 service road and went through Valley Ranch. When I got to FM1314 rather than go across onto Old Sorters Road I turned right onto FM1314. I tuned left into the elementary school access road to get to Sorters Road and then onto Old Sorters Road. I don’t think I have taken this route section before. I wanted to get close to 30 miles and I ended up at 30.15 miles at an average speed of 15.1 mph. This brings my March miles up to 207.47 leaving 371 miles to reach my goal for the month. Year to date I rode 889.05 miles. Links to Garmin Connect and RideWithGPS.com maps and data.

Weather for the rest of the week looks perfect for riding with clear skies and warm temperatures reaching 81 on Saturday. I plan on riding each day.

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