The wind was strong as I began the bike ride at 10:34 AM. From the south at 15 mph with 25 mph gusts and that was where I was headed. I chose the Atascocita – Walden – Spanish Cove Drive route but altered the streets in Kingwood on the way to West Lake Houston Parkway. Then I moved to the Atascocita Hike and Bike Trail from Kings Park Way to W. Lake Houston Parkway. Last Saturday when I rode the Atascocita Hike and Bike Trail from W. Lake Houston Parkway to Farmingham Road a sea of mud caught me under FM1960. Today the mud was there but this time I turned around, I don’t like mud. This added to the overall distance making this one of the longer rides on this route in 2024 at 37.8 miles. The typical distance is 36.5 miles for the 11 previous rides in 2024. No power meter conundrum this time. I finished at 1:35 PM. I earned the Strava Local Legend on Kings View U (4:17).

Weather: Start 83 degrees, humidity 79%, dew point 76.1, overcast, wind S 15 mph gusts 25 mph; Finish 90 degrees, humidity 68%, dew point 77.6, cloud cover 30%, wind SSE 13 mph gusts 18 mph.