Looking at my home weather station around 7:30am I spot 70 degrees. I haven’t seen that temperature in many weeks. This might indicate cooler temperature for today’s ride. I got a 10:20 am start with 86 degrees and it did feel cooler probably because the humidity was less than 50%. Riding the “Atascocita South – Walden – Huffman” route i wanted finish July biking getting over 900 miles for the first time this year. I rode 34.3 miles which put me at 908.8 miles for July, well over my 800 mile goal.
The wind was from the NE at 8 mph for most of the ride and with the lower humidity the moisture wicking my jersey is supposed to provide worked nicely keeping me comfortable even in the sun. Sometimes while I passed through some shade it was even a little too cool getting my attention that my jersey was wet but not dripping like it usually was this month. Scattered clouds made for a beautiful sky.
A 15 minute rest stop at the Huffman Chevron at noon with 22.6 miles into the ride provided a recovery period for my legs. I expected the wind to be a problem when I continued the ride from there but it was a tailwind helping me up my speed all the way to Pinehurst Trail where I turned north moving the wind to my right front quarter and slowing me down some. I managed to keep my overall average speed at 14.4 mph even with the wind resistance increased though. Without my PowerPod I couldn’t measure my effort accurately though. It was supposed to be delivered to Velocomp today by USPS so maybe it will be on it’s way back shortly.
One other cyclist literally crossed my route at an intersection while I was stopped. That was it for sightings.
I finished the ride at 1:09 pm and will catch up on the Tour of Utah thanks to my DVR. August biking starts tomorrow and the weather looks even better with the forecast high around 90 degrees. Not the way it is usually.
July Bike Rides Summary
