{"id":37278,"date":"2017-10-13T14:59:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-13T19:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=37278"},"modified":"2017-10-13T14:59:00","modified_gmt":"2017-10-13T19:59:00","slug":"preparation-for-the-heroes-ride-in-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2017\/10\/13\/preparation-for-the-heroes-ride-in-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparation for The Heroes Ride In The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Stradalli and I headed north to SH 242 on the “Kingwood – SH 242 – Kingwood” route for a bike ride 34.7 miles<\/strong> long. The Summer\/fall weather was great: clear sky, 87 degrees (11:24 AM start) with a light south 5 mph breeze. The legs felt great putting out some solid power. I hope I left some in reserve for tomorrow’s Heroes Ride in Conroe. Riding south from SH 242 I still kept the power and built the overall average speed to 14.9 mph.<\/p>\n

Stopping at the New Caney Mobil station just long enough to refill my water bottle I got back on the bike. A longer stop (10 minutes) came at 27 miles at the Valero station on Northpark Drive. I needed to eat the two fruit and grain bars for energy to make it to the finish about 8 miles away. Washing those down with cold water I refilled the water bottle and headed for the finish.<\/p>\n

The greenbelt work is still in process along Kingwood Drive so I took the alternate route like Wednesday. They looked like they are ready to pour concrete so maybe next week the greenbelt will be open.<\/p>\n

Finishing the ride at 2:12 PM it was a little warmer (91 degrees) and I was perspiring. My wife makes fun of my “sweat rag” in the garage but it helps to dry off before I go inside.<\/p>\n

Weather for The Heroes Ride looks picture perfect; low 72, high 91, clear sky and light wind. There are some hills but I think I can handle them.<\/p>\n

Strava Ride Summary (click the image to go to Strava.com)<\/h3>\n

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Strava Segment Efforts<\/h3>\n

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