I estimated the ride to be 40 miles and it turned out to be 42.17 miles when I finished at 12:22 PM. This was the 6th time biking to John Pundt Park in 2022 but the June 22nd ride was .05 of mile longer. The greenway was not very busy and most of the other cyclists I saw in both directions.

Starting somewhat early got me back home before it got really hot. The shade on the greenway kept the sun from being full strength and the light wind helped too. When I stopped for a short break at John Pundt Park the breeze was cooling as I sat on a picnic bench in the shade. I added some extra ice to CamelBak and it was just enough. when I emptied it after the ride a few ice cubes and almost no water was left. What the weather was like: start 82 (humidity 90%, dew point 79), partly cloudy, wind W 7 mph; finish 95 (humidity 51%, dew point 74), a few clouds, wind S 12 mph gusts 20 mph. I didn’t really notice the wind gusts while on the greenway and on the way back home after leaving the greenway I rode mostly with the wind or was sheltered in the trees along the San Jacinto Bayou Greenway.

The greenway has a 15 mph speed limit so I used the 35×15 gearing. This kept my average speed down until I was back on Hamblen Road and shifted to the 35×13 gearing and improved it to 13 mph. It’s hard to go much faster on the greenway with all of the blind turns and quick uphill sections.

Year to date miles in 2022 has surpassed 2021 but I cannot seem to get closer to 2020. Those 3 years are well in front of the other years in the graph below.