Waiting until 12:08 PM to start today’s bike ride I wanted the temperature to get above 60 degrees which it did. I rolled out on the “New Caney – Tavola – Valley Ranch” route adding a few extra streets to be sure I rode more than 35.4 miles. That is how many I needed to reach my 300 mile goal for January. With those extra streets I ended up biking 37.68 miles putting me over my goal at 302.3 miles.
Weather dictated my clothing choices: shorts, leg warmers, short sleeve jersey, long sleeve thermal jersey, wind breaker jacket, and full finger gloves. Until I warmed up I felt chilly. As I rode by people working in their yard or walking on the sidewalks they wore a lot less clothes than I did. Partially I am a temperature wimp but wind chill makes a difference too. Weather during the bike ride: Weather: start 65 (60% humidity), partly cloudy, wind E 7 mph. Finish 64 (55% humidity), mostly cloudy, Wind S 12 mph.
Home Weather station at the start and finish of the ride
Clouds started getting thicker at the end of the ride and I wondered if I might get rained on before I finished but that didn’t happen. I finished the ride at 2:58 PM.
Sunday’s weather forecast looks favorable for biking so I plan on adding to January mileage.
SportTracks Bike Ride Summary
Average heart rate 137, max heart rate 161. Average watts 118, max watts 380.
Strava Year Progressions Graph
As of today I am ahead of previous years’ mileage to date except for 2017.
