August biking came to a close with today’s ride on the “New Caney – Tavola – Valley Ranch” route. I biked 35.01 miles putting my August at 949.55 miles. This is the most miles in a month this year. See the summary below.

The ride started at 10:47 am, a little later than I planned because I watched stage 7 of the Vuelta a Espana finish rather than watch it later. As the bike ride began I was going to ride the route without any side streets to add miles but as I rode into Woodridge Forest I changed my mind and rode on a couple of streets I don’t normally see to add a couple of miles.

Weather during the ride: start 88 (69% humidity), partly cloudy, wind calm. Finish 93 (51% humidity), partly cloudy, wind E 7 mph. Some nice fluffy white clouds in the sky and none looked like rain. Wind wasn’t a problem but getting my average speed to 14 mph seemed to be more than I could do. Biking south from Roman Forest Blvd. the wind was from my left rear and I upped my speed but not enough to offset the lower speeds earlier in the ride.

Water stops at the Shell station on Roman Forest Blvd. and the Stripes at FM 1314. The temperature might be in the low 90’s but the heat doesn’t have the intensity of early August.

No other cyclists out on the route but a car with a rear rack and a bike passed me. Doesn’t count.

Back in Kingwood I added a couple of side streets to get a few tenths of a mile thinking of miles for the week. I am at 163.91 miles and Saturday I will need to ride 37 miles to hit 200 for the week and keep my string alive. Sunday will probably be a rest day to watch a tough stage 9 of the Vuelta a Espana.

SportTracks Bike Ride Summary

SportTracks August Bike Ride Summary