{"id":31606,"date":"2015-12-02T18:17:23","date_gmt":"2015-12-03T00:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=31606"},"modified":"2015-12-02T18:17:23","modified_gmt":"2015-12-03T00:17:23","slug":"overcast-sky-but-i-saw-blue-sky-in-the-distance-bike-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2015\/12\/02\/overcast-sky-but-i-saw-blue-sky-in-the-distance-bike-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"Overcast Sky But I Saw Blue Sky in the Distance Bike Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"

I hoped the dreary weather would leave today but it hung around. I could see the blue sky to north of Kingwood but it just refused to move south. I rode my Motobecane 700HT MTB for the first ride in December for 11.69 miles<\/strong> on the Kingwood greenbelt trails. The temperature refused to get higher than 63 degrees (at the start) so I dressed up with leg warmers, a short sleeve jersey, a long sleeve jersey , windbreaker jacket and full finger gloves complementing bike shorts. The sun tried to shine through the overcast sky a couple of times as I rode through the forest surrounding the trails. Today was the 12th time biking the Kingwood trails in 2015.<\/p>\n

The weather screenshots at the start (2:06) and finish (3:11).<\/p>\n

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I needed to get home by 3:15 which limited how far I could ride. This left me about 5 miles short of reaching my 6500 mile goal for 2015. I think I can ride 5 more miles before the end of December.<\/p>\n

The next several days weather looks iffy for my biking though. I am a cold weather wimp and the temperature forecast just barely is above 60 degrees. I may need to bundle up and brave the coolness. At least sunshine appears in the forecast.<\/p>\n

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Summary of the 12 rides on the Kingwood greenbelt trails this year.<\/p>\n\n<\/colgroup>\n<\/colgroup>\n<\/colgroup>\n<\/colgroup>\n<\/colgroup>\n<\/colgroup>\n<\/colgroup>\n<\/colgroup>\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Activity Name<\/td>\nStart<\/td>\nTime<\/td>\nDistance<\/td>\nElevation Gain<\/td>\nAvg Speed(Avg Pace)<\/td>\nMax Speed(Best Pace)<\/td>\nCalories<\/td>\nTotal Strokes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kingwood Trails<\/td>\nWed, Dec 2, 2015 2:06 PM<\/td>\n57:56<\/td>\n11.69<\/td>\n98<\/td>\n12.1<\/td>\n16.9<\/td>\n480<\/td>\n3991<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kingwood Trails<\/td>\nTue, Nov 24, 2015 1:06 PM<\/td>\n1:25:52<\/td>\n16.92<\/td>\n118<\/td>\n11.8<\/td>\n16.4<\/td>\n671<\/td>\n5621<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kingwood Trails<\/td>\nSun, Nov 15, 2015 1:19 PM<\/td>\n1:02:06<\/td>\n12.62<\/td>\n85<\/td>\n12.2<\/td>\n16.8<\/td>\n523<\/td>\n4193<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kingwood Trails<\/td>\nSat, Nov 14, 2015 1:03 PM<\/td>\n1:34:41<\/td>\n18.12<\/td>\n112<\/td>\n11.5<\/td>\n19.8<\/td>\n729<\/td>\n5702<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kingwood Trails<\/td>\nTue, Nov 3, 2015 2:49 PM<\/td>\n1:00:59<\/td>\n11.78<\/td>\n69<\/td>\n11.6<\/td>\n15.9<\/td>\n473<\/td>\n3751<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kingwood Trails<\/td>\nMon, Sep 7, 2015 12:22 PM<\/td>\n1:51:49<\/td>\n20.38<\/td>\n262<\/td>\n10.9<\/td>\n15.7<\/td>\n943<\/td>\n6297<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kingwood Trails<\/td>\nSun, Aug 9, 2015 12:16 PM<\/td>\n1:40:39<\/td>\n19.43<\/td>\n197<\/td>\n11.6<\/td>\n20.9<\/td>\n915<\/td>\n5673<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kingwood Trails<\/td>\nWed, Jun 3, 2015 12:48 PM<\/td>\n1:06:14<\/td>\n10.11<\/td>\n89<\/td>\n9.2<\/td>\n14.4<\/td>\n422<\/td>\n3094<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kingwood Trails<\/td>\nTue, Jun 2, 2015 3:20 PM<\/td>\n1:16:58<\/td>\n11.73<\/td>\n151<\/td>\n9.1<\/td>\n20.2<\/td>\n480<\/td>\n3682<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kingwood Trails<\/td>\nFri, May 29, 2015 3:06 PM<\/td>\n1:48:37<\/td>\n15.41<\/td>\n131<\/td>\n8.5<\/td>\n20.6<\/td>\n663<\/td>\n4892<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kingwood Trails<\/td>\nFri, Feb 13, 2015 2:46 PM<\/td>\n1:11:49<\/td>\n13.08<\/td>\n154<\/td>\n10.9<\/td>\n20.2<\/td>\n607<\/td>\n4444<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kingwood Trails<\/td>\nTue, Jan 6, 2015 12:51 PM<\/td>\n1:36:22<\/td>\n18.86<\/td>\n217<\/td>\n11.7<\/td>\n17.6<\/td>\n887<\/td>\n6500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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