The Stradalli and I headed north to SH 242 on the “Kingwood – SH 242 – Kingwood” route for a bike ride 34.7 miles long. The Summer/fall weather was great: clear sky, 87 degrees (11:24 AM start) with a light south 5 mph breeze. The legs felt great putting out some solid power. I hope I left some in reserve for tomorrow’s Heroes Ride in Conroe. Riding south from SH 242 I still kept the power and built the overall average speed to 14.9 mph.

Stopping at the New Caney Mobil station just long enough to refill my water bottle I got back on the bike. A longer stop (10 minutes) came at 27 miles at the Valero station on Northpark Drive. I needed to eat the two fruit and grain bars for energy to make it to the finish about 8 miles away. Washing those down with cold water I refilled the water bottle and headed for the finish.

The greenbelt work is still in process along Kingwood Drive so I took the alternate route like Wednesday. They looked like they are ready to pour concrete so maybe next week the greenbelt will be open.

Finishing the ride at 2:12 PM it was a little warmer (91 degrees) and I was perspiring. My wife makes fun of my “sweat rag” in the garage but it helps to dry off before I go inside.

Weather for The Heroes Ride looks picture perfect; low 72, high 91, clear sky and light wind. There are some hills but I think I can handle them.

Strava Ride Summary (click the image to go to Strava.com)

Strava Segment Efforts