{"id":25486,"date":"2014-08-27T15:15:41","date_gmt":"2014-08-27T20:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=25486"},"modified":"2014-08-27T15:15:41","modified_gmt":"2014-08-27T20:15:41","slug":"biking-in-the-heat-of-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2014\/08\/27\/biking-in-the-heat-of-august\/","title":{"rendered":"Biking in the Heat of August"},"content":{"rendered":"

New Caney and Gene Campbell Road were the focus for the ride today. I left after watching stage 5 of the Vuelta a Espana at 11:22. they were racing in 34C temperatures and it was about that here. The sky had scattered clouds as I rode out with 92 degrees all the way. It was hot but dry enough to evaporate almost all of the sweat I generated. The wind moved around some but was usually from the NE at 14 mph with 17 mph gusts. The route was 36.33 miles<\/strong> long and I averaged 15.4 mph. I increased August miles to 897.92<\/strong>. Not too many more to set a new high for a month this year.<\/p>\n

During my rest stop at Stripes at the 25 mile mark it was pleasant sitting in the shade under the pump canopy. The breeze dried me off pretty quickly while I ate and drank some Gatorade. No other bikers today. The Camelbak water bottle does a great job keeping the water cold. I had to cut back on the ice because it didn’t melt and I would drink all of the water and only have ice left.<\/p>\n

Back home by 2:22 the temperature was still 92.<\/p>\n

Links to Garmin Connect<\/strong><\/a> and RideWithGPS<\/strong><\/a>. Click on the image to enlarge it.<\/h3>\n
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