Last week before heading to Wichita Falls for the HH100 all the rides went south but today I am back to my typical route directions. I chose the New Caney – Tavola – Valley Ranch route mainly because of the distance to help reach my August goal. Along with the direction change the weather changed. Lots of clouds and lower temperature with the threat of rain. I rolled out at 9:42 AM on my Cervelo Caledonia bike. The road rash on my left knee from the Saturday crash was stiff but it didn’t take long for me not to notice pedaling. I kept an eye on the clouds. To the north it looked blue sky with a few white puffy clouds but to the south gray clouds and no blue. I was afraid the rain might catch me so no stops. A few sprinkles landed as I rode through Oakhurst. When I made the u-turn at Kingwood Drive on the way back the clouds thinned and didn’t look like rain. After I finished at 12:47 PM it tried to rain at my house but I think I sweated more moisture than rain fell. The temperature was lower at the finish (81) than the start (86) probably because of the clouds. I rode 38.2 miles bring August total miles to 772 leaving 132 to reach my goal.