Later Start Braving 17 mph Wind Bike Ride
I wasn’t sure about biking today. A contractor was planning on doing some work around 1 PM but he called to say the job before mine was taking longer so we rescheduled for another day. This made for a later start (1:48 PM) than usual but the clear sky and tolerable temperature (69 degrees) drew me out the door. The bike ride followed the “Atascocita – Walden – Huffman” route for a total of 32.14 miles. I am forging forward towards my 586 mile goal for March with 67.3 miles so far.
The wind was a problem though. At 17 mph from the SE I battled a headwind until I turned north on FM 2100 about 19 miles into the ride. To add to the challenge the wind had a chill to it from the overnight 40 degree I woke up to this morning. Thankfully I wore a long sleeve thermal jersey under the short sleeve jersey keeping me comfortable. The low humidity made the wind cooler too.
Other bicyclists were out braving the wind. The first biker came towards me in Walden on Sprinters Drive. The other three were going opposite directions of me when I crossed Lake Houston on FM 1960; two headed west and one riding east.
Once I started cycling on FM 2100 the wind was much more friendly to the finish at 4:06 PM. I crossed Kingwood Drive without needing to stop for traffic. I think this was long enough after Kingwood High School let out and the evening rush hour hadn’t start yet.
Rain could be a problem tomorrow (Saturday and into Sunday) making bicycling iffy.