{"id":21827,"date":"2013-07-05T11:57:19","date_gmt":"2013-07-05T16:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=21827"},"modified":"2017-02-10T16:14:43","modified_gmt":"2017-02-10T22:14:43","slug":"early-start-after-a-day-off-july-5th-bike-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2013\/07\/05\/early-start-after-a-day-off-july-5th-bike-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Start After a Day Off – July 5th Bike Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"

After taking a day off for the 4th of July parade and fireworks I got back to riding today. Because of some other commitments I needed to leave earlier than I have lately so I was out the driveway at 8:39 and back at 11:17. The temperature was a pleasant 79 when I started and climbed to 89 by the time I finished. The partly cloudy sky and calm wind helped to make the ride enjoyable although not particularly fast as I averaged 15.5 mph over the 33.41 mile<\/strong> route.<\/p>\n

I modified my planned route slightly to add a mile or two. The route took me south through Atascocita before crossing W. Lake Houston Parkway into Walden. Traffic was light I think because some people did not work today. The garbage trucks were out though. From Walden I rode east over Lake Houston around Huffman with a stop at the usual Huffman Chevron. I thought about just stopping long enough to refill my water bottle but I gave in to a Diet Pepsi and resting under the canopy outside.<\/p>\n

Up to this point the calm wind had provided resistance whenever I rode east or south. Now that I biked to the west on FM1960 the calm wind was just that and I was able to increase my speed some. When I was riding east over Lake Houston on FM1960 there were two bicyclists going west. I waved but they were concentrating on pedaling and did not see me wave, I guess. Later as I rode north on West Lake Houston Parkway on the bridge another bicyclist went the opposite direction on the sidewalk and we exchanged waves.<\/p>\n

July mileage now stands at 146.13<\/strong> and year to date is 3472 miles<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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