{"id":32995,"date":"2016-04-30T17:38:57","date_gmt":"2016-04-30T22:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=32995"},"modified":"2016-05-01T07:35:55","modified_gmt":"2016-05-01T12:35:55","slug":"goal-accomplished-bike-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2016\/04\/30\/goal-accomplished-bike-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"Goal Accomplished Bike Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"

A few days ago I thought reaching my mileage goal for April was out of reach. The weather was not really cooperating and yesterday the forecast for today looked bleak. What a difference 24 hours make. The weather forecast was wrong. Although it rained 1.31″ at my house around 8 am by the time I was able to ride this afternoon the streets were dry and the sky was blue. I started the ride at 1:59 and since I needed 21 miles to reach my goal I chose the “New Caney – Roman Forest – Valley Ranch” which is around 31 miles. I ended up biking 31.14 miles<\/strong> which put my April miles at 782 miles<\/strong>, 10 miles more than my goal. A recap of my April biking is below.<\/p>\n

The weather was perfect with the temperature around 86 degrees and the light breeze was 2 mph, just enough to evaporate the sweat I generated. It was so good I only took a short break just before I exited Auburn Trails. I stopped long enough to eat a couple of snack bars and drink some water. It was fitting that I had just rode 21.91 miles when I stopped putting me at my April goal.<\/p>\n

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The weather screenshots while I stopped in Auburn Trails.<\/p>\n

I saw another biker just after I started on the first street I turned onto. I was surprised but managed to wave and say hi. He replied back too. I have seen him on other rides but not this close to home.<\/p>\n

To be different I modified the route some today by exiting Kingwood by what I call the back way. This takes me through Elm Grove Village to North Kingwood Estates and on Mills Branch Drive and then Ford Road. Usually when I get to Loop 494 I turn right but today I stayed on Ford Road all the way to the US59 north bound service road. This route is a little shorter than the one I normally take but I figured the overall ride distance would reach my goal. I compensated some by riding east on Roman Forest Blvd. and back to US59 before riding south.<\/p>\n

Another milestone with today’s ride: my Stradalli has 14017 miles on it. I like this bike.<\/p>\n

I finished the ride at 4:26 when I stopped at the mailbox to check the mail. One of the envelopes in the mail was four new tube scarfs for biking; 2 red and 2 black, my color scheme to coordinate with my bike.<\/p>\n

My Edge 520 worked great today. I got two “phone disconnected” messages but the “phone connected” message came up in a few seconds after each one.. It reconnected when I went inside the Stripes store to refill my water bottle too. Firmware version 6.0 is doing good. I will continue to use the Ride With GPS app for a few more days as a backup.<\/p>\n

Last year at the end of April my year to date miles were 1669, this year I am at 2304 miles. Better weather this year and exceeding my monthly goals are the main reasons.<\/p>\n

The goal for May is 675<\/del> 540 miles. May is lower because in the past we take vacations and I do not ride as much.<\/p>\n

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Recap of April biking. Click on the image to enlarge it.<\/p>\n

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