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Today was 5 rides in a row. This is rarity so far this year. Today’s 32.15 mile<\/strong> ride to the south and east brought my February mileage up to 218.78<\/strong>. Last week I was doubtful about reaching the 370 mile<\/strong> goal but I think it is possible now with 151 miles<\/strong> to go. Year to date increased to 548 miles<\/strong>. I averaged 15.4 mph today.<\/p>\n

I rode to Huffman going through Atascocita and Walden. As I crossed Lake Houston on the FM1960 causeway I caught up with the sweeper crew. They were picking up big trash and the gravel from the recent cold weather. As I approached I could see a dust cloud in front of the sweeper from the very dry gravel. The sweeper filled the shoulder lane and I moved over to the next left lane to go around. With over a mile left to the east side of the causeway I rode through the gravel like last week. I was hoping by the time I returned on the west bound side later in the ride they would be working there or finished. No such luck. Thankfully there was a 2 wide path just left of the white stripe marking the shoulder where I could ride most of the way across. As I got to the west side the pile of gravel still was in my way so I rode through that.<\/p>\n

When I walked out of the house to start the ride at 12:44 the north sky looked threatening gray. The radar did not show any rain and the forecast said a 40% chance. This meant my rule “if it isn’t raining ride” kicked in and off I went. Every once in awhile the sun would break through the cloud cover and it felt good. The temperature when I started was 77 and dropped to 75 when I finished at 3:29. I skipped the windbreaker and wore a short sleeve jersey over a red long sleeve one. Occasionally I felt coolness especially riding over Lake Houston where the 7 mph breeze brought the cool water temperature across the roadway.<\/p>\n

The leg muscles are doing much better today. Last night when I got up from the recliner my sore legs let me know this wasn’t something they wanted to. Sleep helped reduce the soreness too.<\/p>\n

The coming week’s weather looks promising for biking until Thursday when rain is forecast.<\/p>\n

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