Today spring arrived but it took awhile for the temperature to get above my 60 degree threshold. While I waited I watched the last 115 K of Milan – SanRemo race on GCN+. The race was 299 K long and started at 3 AM this morning. The long broadcast required a change of commentators with 70 K left. I didn’t need to change though. I didn’t bike yesterday because of a light reaction to my second COVID-19 vaccination shot. That meant this week wouldn’t be a 200+ mile week.
My usual Saturday route wasn’t available today due to FM 2100 being closed in Huffman at the railroad tracks. I rode my “Atascocita – Walden – Huffman” route leaving off the Fairlake Lane, Old Atascocita Road, and FM 2100 north part. Starting at 12:46 PM riding my Lynskey R300 bike I wasn’t sure if FM 1960 traffic and detour would allow me to ride east to FM 2100 but no problem. Watch the video to see the traffic situation.
The temperature went up and down before getting to 60 and staying there long enough for me to leave on the bike ride. I bundled up with shorts, leg warmers, long sleeve thermal jersey, windbreaker jacket, and full finger gloves. I wore a new pair of Sidi Alba-2 Mega shoes for the first time (see below). Weather conditions: start 61 (45% humidity, 39.1 dew point), a few clouds, wind N 6 mph; finish 66 (37% humidity, 39 dew point), fair, wind NE 10 mph. Getting to Huffman required battling a headwind and my legs were taxed by the time I turned around just east of FM 2100. The ride back to the west with a tailwind helped them to recover.
No other cyclists along the route today. Probably because of my late start and the detour around FM 2100. I achieved “Local Legend” according to Strava on the segment “Eastward to 2100”.
I biked 32.1 miles today putting the week’s total at 140.55 miles, March road miles at 432.6 (168 left to reach my goal), and overall March miles at 552.64.
Golden Cheetah bike ride summary.
