My original plan was to bike to the north but as I looked at the weather radar I saw several clumps of rain so I changed my route to the south. Rolling out the driveway at 11:37 the dark clouds hovered to the west and north. I could feel a coolness in the air probably from the rain in the distance and the temperature went down two degrees during my 1:43:06 riding time (89 to 87). No rain came across the route until I started to ride on the W. Lake Houston Parkway bridge over the San Jacinto River. The rain was really a few sprinkles every few seconds and I think I perspired more moisture than I got from the rain. By the time I crossed FM1960 the sprinkles went away. No other rain bothered to come my way.<\/p>\n
I did not ride hard today averaging 14.9 mph on the 24.63 mile<\/strong> route. I mainly wanted to get some miles in as an easy day. With today’s ride July mileage moved to 214.87<\/strong> (for the week as well). Year to date now totals 3540 miles<\/strong>.<\/p>\n No other bicyclists were sighted today. The rain threat may have held them back. Tomorrow includes a 50% chance of rain.<\/p>\n [wppa type=”slide” album=”187″ size=”auto”][\/wppa]<\/p>\n [iframe http:\/\/ridewithgps.com\/trips\/1475110\/embed 95% 700px]<\/p>\n [iframe http:\/\/connect.garmin.com\/activity\/338978078 95% 700px]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"