I almost made it to the Huffman Chevron without getting caught in the rain. I was riding north on FM2100 headed to the Chevron station and as I rounded a bend I could see the rain ahead about 1\/4 mile south of the railroad tracks. Having ridden this route many times I have mentally cataloged places where I can get out of the rain. I passed one at the storage place where a carport offers a quick place. The next one was Lake Houston United Methodist Church about 300 yards passed the storage place. I was going fast to reach the church and large rain drops started hitting my helmet. I thought the rain was going to be heavy so I rode to the porch at the church. This was about 1\/2 mile from the Chevron station. A train had just went through the intersection so traffic was backed up too. I waited at the church about 15 minutes while the traffic cleared some and the rain slowed down.<\/p>\n
The church parking lot is a mixture of gravel and concrete. I rode slowly through the gravel\/mud to the concrete and then to FM2100 asphalt. To keep the mud and grim to a minimum I moved slowly to the FM2100 FM1960 intersection. The light changed so I did not have to stop in the rain. Weaving through some cars on FM2100 north of FM1960 I rode into the Chevron station and a dry area. The rain was not too hard but steady making puddles. It was a good time to have a snack and drink so Gatorade waiting for the rain to slow or stop. By the time I finished the rain stopped and the road started to dry off thanks to the 80 degree temperature. Leaving the station I rode on a wet FM1960 for about 1\/2 mile to where the rain ended. From that point to home the streets were dry though the sky looked threatening to the west. The rain was just around Huffman.<\/p>\n
I opted for a longer version of the Atascocita – Walden – Huffman route coming in at 33.32 miles<\/strong>. Average speed dropped down while I rode in the rain but I did manage to hit 15.1 mph. My starting at 11:07 probably helped get me in the rain. I was watching stage 20 of the Giro d’Italia live. I checked the weather before leaving and the rain spots were scattered around with nothing really too close. With the rain delay I did not finish until 2:20. The temperature when I started was 80 and 86 at the end. When I went inside the Chevron station to get the Gatorade the A\/C was very cold thanks to my rain soaked jersey and shorts. One of the ladies said they would have got the Gatorade for me if I had went to the window. I will remember that if it happens again. After wiping off my bike I headed home.<\/p>\n May miles ended at 266.6<\/strong>, 98.54 miles<\/strong> this week and 2404 miles<\/strong> year to date.<\/p>\n Next week the weather is supposed to warm up to the 90’s and the rain goes away. I will work on my June goal.<\/p>\n [wppa type=”slide” album=”330″ size=”auto”][\/wppa]<\/p>\n [iframe http:\/\/connect.garmin.com:80\/activity\/embed\/510928618 465px 548px]<\/p>\n [iframe http:\/\/ridewithgps.com\/trips\/2742798\/embed 90% 700px]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"