I was not expecting to ride today but the 30 degree temperature increase and clear blue skies called for a ride. After the ice yesterday and the weather forecast for today I did not think a ride was in the works. The ice melted quickly this morning and the sun came out. By 2:00 the temperature was 60.3 degrees on my weather station so the mountain bike came out and I hit the trails and streets in Kingwood. I decided to ride on some trails that I have not been on for sometime. Some of the route had to be altered due to street construction but I still managed to cover some forgotten trails. The trails are usually heavily wooded but in the winter the leaves are thinner so you can see more from the trails than in the summer. Several joggers, dog walkers and other riders were out on the trails as well. While the elevation changes are not big cranking the Motobcane 700HT MTB up some of the inclines requires extra effort. The road bike is much lighter. I could get to ride tomorrow if the weather holds to the forecast of 65 degrees and partly cloudy. The weather this winter is putting a severe crimp in my mileage though.

• February miles: 25.23
• YTD miles 243.22

January miles in 2009 were 294.27 and 2010 was 208.47. February 2009 was 348.95 and 2010 was 278.09. January’s average is 251 and I road 217 this year. February’s average is 313 and I will be surprised if I can get that number. Today’s ride data:

2-5-2011 Ride Data

2-5-2011 Elevation and Cadence

Ride data from SportTracks.

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