{"id":23344,"date":"2014-02-24T16:31:22","date_gmt":"2014-02-24T22:31:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=23344"},"modified":"2016-12-09T11:56:40","modified_gmt":"2016-12-09T17:56:40","slug":"with-4-days-to-spare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2014\/02\/24\/with-4-days-to-spare\/","title":{"rendered":"With 4 Days to Spare"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Generally I do not ride the same way two days in a row but today was an exception when I rode to Huffman again. The route was not the same as yesterday but I went through Atascocita and Walden on the way to Huffman. The goal was to ride enough to reach the <strong>370 mile<\/strong> goal for February. I needed <strong>26 miles<\/strong> and I biked <strong>31.46 miles<\/strong>. This put February miles at <strong>375.69<\/strong>. The weather the rest of the week looks sketchy with rain the next 2 days and then some rain. I was tempted to ride a shorter route and make up the difference another day. The weather did not encourage me today with an overcast sky and 66 degrees. I remembered in the past when I put off riding thinking I could catch up later and then did not make it. With this in mind I decided to go for the longer ride.<\/p>\n<p>Riding on Firesign Drive I passed two ladies walking their Doberman Pinchers to keep up the string of days sighting dog walkers. On the return route I met a man riding an over sized mountain bike at the Kings River and W. Lake Houston Parkway. He was riding on the trail and I was on the street. I have seen him before and I wonder if he is a commuter because of his backpack.<\/p>\n<p>When I was trying to think of a way to ride north enough miles but not too many I could not come up with a satisfactory route. Going to Huffman seems to offer more variations.<\/p>\n<p>I divide my biking into three categories: fitness, scenic, and fitness\/scenic. Today was not scenic and fitness was the reason for riding. I am looking forward to warmer weather and some sunshine.<\/p>\n<p>To speed up my return leg I passed the Huffman Chevron without stopping. I can&#8217;t remember the last time I did that.<\/p>\n<p>Links to <a title=\"http:\/\/connect.garmin.com\/activity\/451010489\" href=\"http:\/\/connect.garmin.com\/activity\/451010489\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Garmin Connect<\/strong><\/a> and <a title=\"http:\/\/ridewithgps.com\/trips\/2275657\" href=\"http:\/\/ridewithgps.com\/trips\/2275657\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>RideWithGPS.com<\/strong><\/a> maps and metrics.<\/p>\n<p>[wppa type=&#8221;slide&#8221; album=&#8221;286&#8243; size=&#8221;auto&#8221;][\/wppa]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Generally I do not ride the same way two days in a row but today was an exception when I rode to Huffman again. 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