I rode to New Caney today and to add to the distance I returned to Kingwood through Forest Cove. This route was 34.48 miles long averaging 15.2 mph. I started a little earlier than usual leaving home at 12:28. This put me in front of the schools letting out except for the last two I passed in Kingwood. Traffic was not a problem generally but on Rock Creek Dr. in Oakhurst I has a moment of excitement. I was going south and in front of was a man driving a golf cart pulling another golf cart. He was in the street and there are two lanes only. Behind a pickup truck pulling a trailer was approaching me. All of a sudden the golf cart driver decided to stop to let the truck go by. I was catching up to the golf carts quickly and couldn’t go around because of the pickup so I had to put my brakes on quickly. The rear tire almost slide out from under me but I maintained control and after the pickup truck passed I passed the golf carts.

Later in Kingwood I was on Riverlawn Dr. going east. In front of me were two pickup trucks one parked on each side of the street leaving one car of width between them. As I pulled around the one on my side of the street I was greeted by another pickup heading between the two trucks. I braked and started to pull over as far as I could but the pickup driver motioned for me to come on through. Another close call.

The wind continued to be a challenge during the ride. When I started the ride I thought it would be calmer than yesterday and it was somewhat. At the beginning the wind was from the SW at 9 mph with 16 mph gusts. When I got up home at 3:27 it was from the south at 15 mph with 22 mph gusts. I struggled whenever I was out in the open. One particular tough section was the south bound US59 service road before I got to the overpass at Sorters Road. I just kept my head down and pedaled. The temperature was pleasant: 77 at the start and 84 at the end. I wore a long sleeve jersey and it was comfortable. This was more for sun protection than warmth.

Check the slides to see the mileage standings. Links to Garmin Connect and RideWithGPS metrics and maps.

Tomorrow’s weather should be a repeat of today.

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