{"id":44316,"date":"2018-08-29T14:33:42","date_gmt":"2018-08-29T19:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=44316"},"modified":"2018-08-29T14:33:42","modified_gmt":"2018-08-29T19:33:42","slug":"fall-like-heavy-sky-but-no-rain-bike-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2018\/08\/29\/fall-like-heavy-sky-but-no-rain-bike-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall Like Heavy Sky But No Rain Bike Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When I set out on today&#8217;s bike ride at 10:25 am I wasn&#8217;t sure about completing the route I chose because the sky looked like rain was eminent. The route went north while the heavy clouds appeared to be more to the southeast but the more I biked north on the &#8220;Kingwood &#8211; SH 242 &#8211; Kingwood&#8221; route the heavy sky was that direction too. I thought a few times about altering the route and heading back home but I stuck with the plan though and didn&#8217;t add any side streets like I do sometimes for extra miles. I bicycled <strong>33.44 miles<\/strong> which was great for adding to my August total now at <strong>887.45 miles<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>At Community Drive and The Grand Parkway the raised roadway looked like a good place to take photos of the sky to see the rain clouds in the distance.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.texbiker.net\\\/blog\\\/2018\\\/08\\\/29\\\/fall-like-heavy-sky-but-no-rain-bike-ride\\\/\"}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-44316 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-29-2018-Bike-Ride-Community-Drive-min.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-29-2018-Bike-Ride-Community-Drive-min.jpg?fit=4032%2C3024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Bike Ride Community Drive\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-44317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-29-2018-Bike-Ride-Community-Drive-min.jpg?w=4032&amp;ssl=1 4032w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-29-2018-Bike-Ride-Community-Drive-min.jpg?resize=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-29-2018-Bike-Ride-Community-Drive-min.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-29-2018-Bike-Ride-Community-Drive-min.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-29-2018-Bike-Ride-Community-Drive-min.jpg?w=2400 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-29-2018-Bike-Ride-Community-Drive-min.jpg?w=3600 3600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-attachment-id=\"44317\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2018\/08\/29\/fall-like-heavy-sky-but-no-rain-bike-ride\/8-29-2018-bike-ride-community-drive-min\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-29-2018-Bike-Ride-Community-Drive-min.jpg?fit=4032%2C3024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4032,3024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&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=\"8-29-2018 Bike Ride Community Drive-min\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;h3&gt;Dark sky looking to the north&lt;\/h3&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-29-2018-Bike-Ride-Community-Drive-min.jpg?fit=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-29-2018-Bike-Ride-Community-Drive-min.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-44317'>\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Dark sky looking to the north<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-29-2018-Bike-Ride-Community-Drive-2-min.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-29-2018-Bike-Ride-Community-Drive-2-min.jpg?fit=4032%2C3024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Bike Ride Community Drive-2\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-44318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-29-2018-Bike-Ride-Community-Drive-2-min.jpg?w=4032&amp;ssl=1 4032w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-29-2018-Bike-Ride-Community-Drive-2-min.jpg?resize=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-29-2018-Bike-Ride-Community-Drive-2-min.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-29-2018-Bike-Ride-Community-Drive-2-min.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-29-2018-Bike-Ride-Community-Drive-2-min.jpg?w=2400 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-29-2018-Bike-Ride-Community-Drive-2-min.jpg?w=3600 3600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-attachment-id=\"44318\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2018\/08\/29\/fall-like-heavy-sky-but-no-rain-bike-ride\/8-29-2018-bike-ride-community-drive-2-min\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-29-2018-Bike-Ride-Community-Drive-2-min.jpg?fit=4032%2C3024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4032,3024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&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=\"8-29-2018 Bike Ride Community Drive-2-min\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;h3&gt;Rain clouds to the southeast&lt;\/h3&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-29-2018-Bike-Ride-Community-Drive-2-min.jpg?fit=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-29-2018-Bike-Ride-Community-Drive-2-min.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-44318'>\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Rain clouds to the southeast<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-29-2018-Bike-Ride-Community-Drive-3-min.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-29-2018-Bike-Ride-Community-Drive-3-min.jpg?fit=4032%2C3024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Bike Ride Community Drive-3\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-44319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-29-2018-Bike-Ride-Community-Drive-3-min.jpg?w=4032&amp;ssl=1 4032w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-29-2018-Bike-Ride-Community-Drive-3-min.jpg?resize=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-29-2018-Bike-Ride-Community-Drive-3-min.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-29-2018-Bike-Ride-Community-Drive-3-min.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-29-2018-Bike-Ride-Community-Drive-3-min.jpg?w=2400 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-29-2018-Bike-Ride-Community-Drive-3-min.jpg?w=3600 3600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-attachment-id=\"44319\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2018\/08\/29\/fall-like-heavy-sky-but-no-rain-bike-ride\/8-29-2018-bike-ride-community-drive-3-min\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-29-2018-Bike-Ride-Community-Drive-3-min.jpg?fit=4032%2C3024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4032,3024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&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=\"8-29-2018 Bike Ride Community Drive-3-min\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;h3&gt;Threatening sky to the east&lt;\/h3&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-29-2018-Bike-Ride-Community-Drive-3-min.jpg?fit=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-29-2018-Bike-Ride-Community-Drive-3-min.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-44319'>\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Threatening sky to the east<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The weather during the bike ride: 82 (88% humidity), mostly cloudy, wind SE 7 mph. Finish 79 (82% humidity), overcast, wind E 10 mph. No 90 degrees on this ride but the humidity made up for it. It felt like a fall day with the finishing temperature lower than the starting temperature. For some reason the wind seemed stronger requiring more pedaling effort. I managed to get my overall average speed up to 14.1 mph but didn&#8217;t hold it there for long settling back to 14.0 mph until mile 30 back in Kingwood.<\/p>\n<p>Biking south from SH 242 took more energy than my legs could produce without a rest so when I got to the Circle K\/Valero at Northpark Drive and I-69\/US59 I stopped for about 10 minutes. I refilled my water and ice went outside to sit by the propane tanks hoping the rain didn&#8217;t move my direction. It didn&#8217;t and from there it was about 7 miles to the end of the bike ride. I avoided the rain but the sweat generated more than made up for the rain missed. I ended the bike ride at 1:13 pm without getting rained on which was a concern when I started.<\/p>\n<p>I watched all of the Vuelta a Espana stage today before leaving on the ride.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday biking could face some rain issues again and my schedule will probably push any biking to late morning.<\/p>\n<h2>SportTracks Bike Ride Summary<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sporttracks.mobi\/activity\/18634163\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"44320\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2018\/08\/29\/fall-like-heavy-sky-but-no-rain-bike-ride\/8-29-2018-sporttracks-bike-ride-summary\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-29-2018-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?fit=1984%2C1028&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1984,1028\" 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;1535551196&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=\"8-29-2018 SportTracks Bike Ride Summary\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-29-2018-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?fit=600%2C311&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-29-2018-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?fit=800%2C415&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-44320 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-29-2018-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=1200%2C622&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SportTracks Bike Ride Summary\" width=\"1200\" height=\"622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-29-2018-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?w=1984&amp;ssl=1 1984w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-29-2018-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=640%2C332&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-29-2018-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=600%2C311&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-29-2018-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=800%2C415&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/1805876862\/embed\/41c205bfc943bc5907905b2250019d8da1e7e702\" width=\"590\" height=\"405\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I set out on today&#8217;s bike ride at 10:25 am I wasn&#8217;t sure about completing the route I chose because the sky looked like rain was eminent. 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