{"id":37129,"date":"2017-09-25T13:12:05","date_gmt":"2017-09-25T18:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=37129"},"modified":"2017-09-25T13:12:05","modified_gmt":"2017-09-25T18:12:05","slug":"national-bike-challenge-update-bicycle-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2017\/09\/25\/national-bike-challenge-update-bicycle-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"National Bike Challenge Update Bicycle Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Out the door at 9:53 AM for the bike ride which early for me. The bike ride followed the &#8220;New Caney &#8211; Roman Forest Blvd &#8211; Oakhurst&#8221; route which is the same as the &#8220;New Caney &#8211; Tavola &#8211; Valley Ranch&#8221; route except I didn&#8217;t ride into Tavola. I thought the ride might be a couple of miles shorted but ended up at <strong>33.1 miles<\/strong>. This leaves <strong>58 miles<\/strong> to reach 6,000 miles by the end of September. I think I can make it with 4 riding days left.<\/p>\n<p>With a slightly earlier starting time the weather was milder: 84 degrees, 80% humidity (ugh!), partly cloudy sky, east wind at 12 mph. At the 12:17 PM finish: 89 degrees and 66% humidity (better).<\/p>\n<p>Needing to be home I skipped a rest stop.<\/p>\n<p>Keeping a tab on the National Bike Challenge my ranking with today&#8217;s ride.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/9-25-2017-National-Bike-Challenge.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"37131\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2017\/09\/25\/national-bike-challenge-update-bicycle-ride\/9-25-2017-national-bike-challenge\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/9-25-2017-National-Bike-Challenge.jpg?fit=1146%2C1260&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1146,1260\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Rick Ankrum&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1506343412&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"9-25-2017 National Bike Challenge\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/9-25-2017-National-Bike-Challenge.jpg?fit=409%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/9-25-2017-National-Bike-Challenge.jpg?fit=546%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37131\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/9-25-2017-National-Bike-Challenge.jpg?resize=1146%2C1260\" alt=\"National Bike Challenge\" width=\"1146\" height=\"1260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/9-25-2017-National-Bike-Challenge.jpg?w=1146&amp;ssl=1 1146w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/9-25-2017-National-Bike-Challenge.jpg?resize=437%2C480&amp;ssl=1 437w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/9-25-2017-National-Bike-Challenge.jpg?resize=409%2C450&amp;ssl=1 409w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/9-25-2017-National-Bike-Challenge.jpg?resize=546%2C600&amp;ssl=1 546w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1146px) 100vw, 1146px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Strava Ride Summary (click on the image to go to Strava.com)<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/1201281691\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"37133\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2017\/09\/25\/national-bike-challenge-update-bicycle-ride\/9-25-2017-strava-ride-summary\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/9-25-2017-Strava-Ride-Summary.jpg?fit=951%2C1207&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"951,1207\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Rick Ankrum&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1506343508&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"9-25-2017 Strava Ride Summary\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/9-25-2017-Strava-Ride-Summary.jpg?fit=355%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/9-25-2017-Strava-Ride-Summary.jpg?fit=473%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-37133 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/9-25-2017-Strava-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=951%2C1207\" alt=\"Strava Bicycle Ride Summary\" width=\"951\" height=\"1207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/9-25-2017-Strava-Ride-Summary.jpg?w=951&amp;ssl=1 951w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/9-25-2017-Strava-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=378%2C480&amp;ssl=1 378w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/9-25-2017-Strava-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=355%2C450&amp;ssl=1 355w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/9-25-2017-Strava-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=473%2C600&amp;ssl=1 473w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 951px) 100vw, 951px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Out the door at 9:53 AM for the bike ride which early for me. The bike ride followed the &#8220;New Caney &#8211; Roman Forest Blvd &#8211; Oakhurst&#8221; route which is the same as the &#8220;New Caney &#8211; Tavola &#8211; Valley <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2017\/09\/25\/national-bike-challenge-update-bicycle-ride\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[22],"tags":[5315,1424,4699],"class_list":["post-37129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bike-ride","tag-new-caney-roman-forest-blvd-oakhurst","tag-road","tag-stradalli-rp-14-carbon"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-9ER","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37129","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37129"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37129\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37129"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37129"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}