The weather was promising this morning but it took a while to warm up. I had a small time window to ride due to a late afternoon meting but just as I was getting ready to leave on my ride I got an email that the meeting was cancelled. So this opened more time and since I haven’t rode since last Friday I really wanted to get some bike time. As I watched the thermometer slowly rise I was determined to ride even if the temperature was below my 60 degree threshold. I got my cool weather wardrobe ready with 2 long sleeve jerseys, leg warmers, shorts, full finger gloves and windbreaker jacket. As I rolled out 12:07 PM it was 63 degrees and I appreciated the clothing choice. The royal blue clear sky was great and the light 4 mph breeze did not cause me much of a problem but it did bring a chill with it.<\/p>\n
Sometimes I like to freelance my route and today was one of those days. I knew I was going north just because the last ride went south. The route took me out of Kingwood on what I call the “back way” on Mills Branch Drive and Ford Road. Staying on Loop 494 was my typical path. I turned south on US59 service road and went through Valley Ranch. When I got to FM1314 rather than go across onto Old Sorters Road I turned right onto FM1314. I tuned left into the elementary school access road to get to Sorters Road and then onto Old Sorters Road. I don’t think I have taken this route section before. I wanted to get close to 30 miles and I ended up at 30.15 miles<\/strong> at an average speed of 15.1 mph. This brings my March miles up to 207.47<\/strong> leaving 371 miles to reach my goal for the month. Year to date I rode 889.05 miles<\/strong>. Links to Garmin Connect<\/strong><\/a> and RideWithGPS.com<\/strong><\/a> maps and data.<\/p>\n Weather for the rest of the week looks perfect for riding with clear skies and warm temperatures reaching 81 on Saturday. I plan on riding each day.<\/p>\n [wppa type=”slideonlyf” album=”106″ size=”auto”][\/wppa]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"