With my new leisure status I can now ride when I choose so I think but with the record temperatures each day my best option is to ride in the early morning. Even then the temperature is starting to move up the gauge. Today when I started it was 84 and at 11:15 when I finished it was 93. There was some relief when I rode in the shade but I am learning the morning shade is on a different side of the road than the evening shade. The partly cloudy sky was visually attractive but it also did not offer much shade either. So lather on the sun screen and venture forth brave biker. The wind helped to add some cooling but it was only 7 mph. Humidity was high at 53% when I finished which probably accounts for the perspiration rolling off about every part of my body. It was 72% when I started.
After yesterday’s 41 mile ride I figured today should be shorter to allow for some recovery. I thought my route would be around 30 miles and it turned out to be 30.11 miles. Average speed was 15.0 mph and max speed was 21.4 mph. Average cadence was 79.0 RPM. August miles are now at 71.62 and the year to date miles are 3510.27.
San Antonio Wheelmen Rides
Saturday, August 6: Bullis Park Ride
Saturday, August 13:Â Boerne “Is this the last hill?” Ride
Sunday, August 14:Â Woman Hollering Creek Ride
Saturday, November 12:Â Soldier Ride San Antonio
I Bike Richardson – Justin Husman
by dickdavid
It’s time for another installment of the I Bike Richardson series, where we put a face on Richardson cyclists. We’d like to introduce, Justin Husman. He took the time to answer a few questions about biking. …
Beginner’s and Casual Ride
FWBA Ride List
Saturday, August 6, 2011 8:00 am – Art’s Park Trail Head Benbrook – Go south on Winscott to Memorial Oak. Trail Head is at the end of the road. Cost: 1 dollar for entrance to the State Park. Distance: up to 20 miles all on trails and park roads. Ride will normally be from Trail Head up thru Benbrook Lake Park to HI 377 and back. This is primarily a training ride for those…
In the first year of the Obama administration, the federal government awarded Austin a $1.9 million stimulus grant for a project the city called “shovel ready”: a 3.2-mile concrete bicycle trail along the northern portion of Walnut Creek in North Austin. More than two years later, there is only…
Post-race interview with Brad Mead – Race Director of The Goatneck Bike Ride
Haga wins Classic; cycling title
Kevin Hoffman      Mail Staff Writer
Chad Haga of Dallas, Texas, won the Salida Classic Road Race and Senior Road Cycling Championship title Sunday in Salida.
Haga was racing with the Rio Grande team from Fort Collins. After graduating from Texas A&M in December with a degree in mechanical…
Cyclists Circle America On 8,840 Mile Ride For Living Water
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AUSTIN - Austin, Texas, USA – A team of five bicycle riders – joined by many more along the way – has embarked on an ambitious fundraising tour around America. The h2o Ride, spanning almost five months and covering 8,840 miles through 36 states, will raise money for Living Water International, a charity that builds water wells in impoverished countries. Staying in churches and homes along the way, the team will ride an average of 80 miles a day, making a full circle around the perimeter of…
Everyone Should Train like an Athlete
Fitness & Health with Dr. Gabe Mirkin
All exercisers should follow the principles of training used by competitive athletes. You will gain far more health benefits from intense exercise than from more casual exercise, and you will gain more strength and muscle growth. Athletes do not do the same workouts every day. If they did, they would not gain the increased strength, speed and endurance that are necessary for competition. They take an intense workout in which they feel a deep…
Today’s ride is the first one in retirement. My wife gifted us a weekend in Galveston so I did not ride Saturday or Sunday. The plan as to leave around 9:00 AM this morning on a somewhat new route for a 40+ miles ride. Well I left at 9:08AM and the ride was 41.51.miles. Leaving early on a weekday was a rare event for me in the past since this would be either on a holiday or a vacation day. The temperature at the start 81 degrees and this felt comfortable with the light breeze that was around. By the end of the ride the temperature was 97 degrees at my home weather station. Riding in the shade made a big difference. Weekday traffic is different in the morning than in the evening when I normally ride. I think I prefer the morning variety with fewer people going my direction.
The new route portion was on a road I just discovered a couple of weeks ago called Tram Road which begins in Roman Forest and ends north of FM2090 east of Splendora. I believe this road was used by the tram’s from Houston to Cleveland back in the early 1900’s and was abandoned when the trams quit running. I had been on Tram from the FM2090 side but I did not know it went through to Roman Forest. The Kingwood Clippers use this route at times I am told.
Since this is the first day of August there is no month to date mileage to report but I am up to 3480.16 miles for the year. As I was riding I wondered if this could the first 200 mile week I have ever had. Time will tell.
Ride To Remember
Poth, TX
September 10, 2011 will be our fourth annual bicycle event. We are proud of the success that we have been blessed with over the the past two years. We have had over 800 riders and have raised over $20,000. The proceeds have gone to the Alzheimer’s Association San Antonio Chapter and the City of Poth parks funds. In 2011 we will be adding a 5K run along the newly completed hiking and biking trail. We want to thank all our our riders, volunteers and sponsors. We look forward to you joining us September 10th. The routes have been released, click 2011 Routes to view.
All Riders and runners who participate in the Ride to Remember will receive a dry-fit shirt and a barbq lunch. The start will be staggered with the long ride starting promplty at 8:00 am and the shorter rides starting about 20 minutes later at 8:20 am. The 5K run will start at 9:00 am.
2011 Registration Opens    7:00 am
2011 Ride Starts    8:00 am
2011 5K Run Starts    9:00 am Route Map and Rest Stops
For Information Email    ridetoremember@cityofpoth.org
