The last grand tour ended yesterday so bike racing will be spread out now giving me time for longer bike rides for awhile. Today I decided to bike the Spring Creek Greenway to Dennis Johnston Park. Its been awhile since I rode to that park usually turning around at John Pundt Park. On the way back I rode on the San Jacinto Bayou Greenway from Forest Cove to Kingwood. To keep my streak alive I rolled out at 9:08 AM and finished at 12:55 PM. The bike of choice was my Cervelo Caledonia. I took two breaks, the first at John Pundt Park on the way back and the other at Jesse Jones Park to eat some animal crackers to fuel me back home.

I took two short side trips to add a little mileage, the first at the Carter Park leg to Treaschwig Road and then back to the greenway on the way to Dennis Johnston Park, the second went out of John Pundt Park on Spring Creek Drive before taking the rest break at the park. I biked 46.3 miles which was a good start to the week. There were other cyclists along the greenway but not many. Most I saw twice as I rode. The greenway maintenance crew was out spreading tar on cracks in the surface. Close to the US59/I-69 trailhead I heard a brush hog working on the horse trail. I took this picture after I finished eating the animal crackers.

Overnight a mild cooling front passed through lowering the humidity and dew point slightly. I could feel it as I rode in the shade on the greenway. It felt good after the heat on yesterday’s afternoon bike ride. The ride was long enough and warm enough to melt all the ice in my CamelBak by the time I finished the ride though. Weather conditions: start 76 (humidity 83%, dew point 70), partly cloudy, wind N 6 mph; finish 85 (humidity 60%, dew point 70), partly cloudy, wind NE 7 mph.

The winding greenway makes it difficult to used the 35×13 gears so I stayed in the 35×15 biking to and on the greenway. On the way back home after I left the greenway I changed to the 35×13 until the finish. From the AXS.SRAM.com ride report: total moving time 3:32:35, time using the 35×15 gears 2:44:12 and the 35×13 gears 27:18. Only 13 RD changes. I rode hard using the 35×15 gears on the greenway keeping my average speed above 13 mph which is hard for me with the turns and short inclines. When I looked at Strava there were a bunch of top results: 5 gold medals, 4 silver medals, and 5 bronze medals.