At the start of today’s bike ride I didn’t think of it as a recovery ride but as the miles started to pass my legs sent the message along to the rest of my body. The route was my most frequently used one, “Atascocita – Walden – Huffman”. I rode 33.61 miles putting the week total at 175.3 miles and the month at 710.14 miles. With 4 possible biking days left in April I should top April 2018 miles and probably 800 miles too.

Starting at 11:54 AM the weather was picture perfect for biking: 79 (59% humidity), fair, wind NE 12 mph. Finish 84 (48% humidity), a few clouds, wind NE 6 mph. I dressed for cooler weather with shorts, long sleeve jersey, and a short sleeve jersey. I didn’t need the long sleeve jersey so much for coolness but rather for sunscreen. I started taking a mild antibiotic for a skin condition and it makes me sensitive to the sun.

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Not long after long I started I noticed the speed was not showing on my Elemnt computer so I stopped, removed the sensor, flipped the battery over to reset it, put the battery back and attached the sensor to the front wheel hub. I thought this fixed the problem but during the last mile I looked at the Elemnt and no speed. After the ride I tested the battery and it was almost dead so I replaced with a new one (CR2032).

I saw one other cyclist along the route and we waved at each other.

Not much issue with the ride today other than no leg speed keeping at 15 to 16 mph most of the time. On the way back to Kingwood I stopped at a small park on Kings River Drive for a few minutes of rest. I took these photos.

The blue sky can be seen above the trees. The beefy weathered benches felt good for my tired body. At this point I was about 5 miles from the finish.

After the rest my legs regained some power for the ride to the finish. I avoided the Kingwood High School traffic and crossed Kingwood Drive with only a few seconds of waiting. I finished the ride at 2:40 PM.

According to Space City Weather Saturday should be a carbon copy of today and I plan on biking.