Counting on the temperature to move towards the forecasted 70 degrees I made a “bold” decision to leave the leg warmers at home for today’s bike ride. But I chose shorts, a long sleeve thermal jersey, and a windbreaker jacket to keep my upper body warm. It turned out to be a good choice as I felt comfortable but not overly warm.

I began the ride at 11:52 AM and chose to ride north on the “Kingwood – FM 1485 – Kingwood” route. Today I rode my Lynskey R300 bike. It felt good back on the road but I did notice my neck muscles getting tired. I think not riding outdoors my neck lost some strength from not holding my head and helmet. Riding the smart trainer is not the same as absorbing the bumps and wearing a helmet on the road.

Weather conditions: start 67 (43% humidity, 44.2 dew point), a few clouds, wind W 6 mph; finish 71 (37% humidity, 43.8 dew point), a few clouds, wind W 6 mph. The low humidity and dew point accentuated the coolness causing my nose to run at times. If we could have these levels with 90 degrees I would be blessed. Space City Weather says it will warm up the next several days. I will be outside biking.

In the video in Oakhurst Auburn Trails I found a street of inflatabled Christmas decorations. All they lacked was snow. The opposite side of the street didn’t appear to have any outside decorations.

Performance during the ride mirrored yesterday in many ways. Power output in zones 3 to 7 time increased by 2% to a total of 56%. Zones 6 and 7 were identical. I look at the power number on the road and wonder why my Zwift power is less and I struggle to get above 125 watts in Zwift while on the road I can hit 200+ and stay there for minutes. Golden Cheetah bike summary data.

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