Tomorrow I plan on riding a longer ride than usual (around 47 miles) so I decided today I would ride around 30 miles to not over do it. Before I retired I usually biked 22 to 25 miles in the evening after work during daylight savings time. Now that I am retired my typical ride is 25 to 30 miles which allows me to also ride in the mornings. The ride on Saturday is with several people from the Houston Cycling Club Meetup Group. We will ride north and then circle back to Porter and then to Kingwood.

To ride the distance today I went south through Atascocita, Walden at Lake Houston and then over to the east side of Lake Houston to Huffman. Friday must free up some people since I saw about 8 or 10 other bicyclists out. Most were riding north on W. Lake Houston as I exited Kingwood Greens to head south. Maybe the slight cool front that moved through Houston last night lowered the temperature enough to bring out some bikers. When I left home at 10:28 it was 78, almost 10 degrees lower than yesterday. At the finish time of 12:56 it only went up to 85, still 10 degrees less than yesterday. I selected a long sleeve jersey for sun screen but as I rode I think it was a good choice for the cool in the 10 mph north breeze. The weather man says next week will heat up with some 100 degree days possible. Early biking may be in order.

Today I rode 30.69 miles (in line with my goal) at a 15.4 mph average speed. The wind seemed to come from several directions but I had the least resistance riding west on FM1960. This section enabled me to improve the average speed and then hold it until I got home. Out of the 7 intervals 4 were at 15 mph or more and 3 were below 15 mph. You can the details in the slide below.

After May’s low mileage I am making progress to my 524 mile June goal with 206.04 miles so far for June. Year to date shows 2646 miles.

For interactive data and maps visit Garmin Connect and RideWithGPS.com.

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