{"id":33116,"date":"2016-05-14T16:49:38","date_gmt":"2016-05-14T21:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=33116"},"modified":"2016-05-14T16:49:38","modified_gmt":"2016-05-14T21:49:38","slug":"stroker-road-huffman-over-40-miles-bike-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2016\/05\/14\/stroker-road-huffman-over-40-miles-bike-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"Stroker Road – Huffman Over 40 Miles Bike Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"

I managed to start riding before noon and I pushed the start button on the Edge 520 at 11:50 am. I headed south to ride the “Stroker Road – Huffman” route. So far this week no ride has exceeded 40 miles but today I rode past that mark coming in at 41.66 miles<\/strong>. The weather is getting more summer like each day. My home weather station before I left home.<\/p>\n

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This morning the Garmin Connect app updated again to version 3.6.0.1. This was a minor update with no major numbers. I didn’t power off my phone this time and decided to ride. I did get a phone disconnect message at the .10 mile point and the phone connect message came at .13 miles. After that no more problems and the ride data recorded.<\/p>\n

Riding through Kingwood Greens after leaving W. Lake Houston Parkway I rounded a corner and a tandem was coming from the opposite direction. I could her the lady stoker giving instructions to the man in the front as we passed. Later on I met another biker on Ramsey Road south of Old Atascocita Road. He was crouched over his aero bars but we exchanged waves.<\/p>\n

The wind was light enough to not be a problem and I made good time once I was through Walden and on FM1960 riding to the east. I increased my average speed as well. I should have stopped at the Chevron station at Atascocita Shores Drive and FM1960 to refill my water bottle since it would be more than 12 miles before I could stop at the Shell station on FM2100 north of Stroker Road. I managed my water and kept enough for the last drink just before stopping at the FM2100 intersection. I refilled my bottle and took a big drink of the ice water and moved to FM2100 to ride north to Huffman.<\/p>\n

Pulling into the Huffman Chevron I took this picture of the Edge 520 screen.<\/p>\n

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No sport drink today, just ice water while I ate a trail mix bar and a granola bar. The light breeze blew through the canopy area where I sat leaning against a pole. The humidity was high enough that the sweat didn’t dry up without using a few paper towels. I checked the weather while I was there.<\/p>\n

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It was slightly cooler than when I started the ride.In the right picture there are some rain activity to the west and south so I didn’t prolong my stay at the station. I topped off my water bottle with more ice and water and got ready to ride home. Going west on FM1960 I could the sky had changed to what might be rain. Turning right onto Atascocita Shores Drive I rode to W. Lake Houston Parkway and heard thunder as I passed the Kings Manor pool. I kept the pace up to get home before rain arrived. More thunder as I got to Town Center and the sky got a little darker. I made it home at 3:13 ahead of the rain. Going inside I checked the radar and the rain was “U” shaped around Kingwood coming our way. Huffman was about to get wet. As I write this it rained .38″ at my house. The wind at the airport picked up too as the rain approached from the SW. Glad I was home before it got to me.<\/p>\n

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The weather for tomorrow could repeat today’s afternoon rain with the sea breeze heating up and coming shore bringing rain. This could mean no biking since I start later on Sunday after church and Sunday school.<\/p>\n

The splits break down.<\/p>\n

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