{"id":45494,"date":"2018-10-22T16:12:59","date_gmt":"2018-10-22T21:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=45494"},"modified":"2018-10-22T16:12:59","modified_gmt":"2018-10-22T21:12:59","slug":"broke-a-rule-for-this-bike-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2018\/10\/22\/broke-a-rule-for-this-bike-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"Broke A Rule For This Bike Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Determined to go biking today I broke one of my rules: do not ride if the temperature is below 60 degrees. My home weather station reported 59.5 degrees. I figured rounding up and the rule was satisfied. To counter the chilly temperature I assembled a heavy duty wardrobe: shorts, leg warmers, thermal long sleeve jersey regular long sleeve jersey, wind breaker jacket and full finger gloves. I needed all of it.<\/p>\n<p>I chose the &#8220;New Caney &#8211; Tavola &#8211; Valley Ranch&#8221; route heading north into the light 4 mph breeze. The wind had a bite to it and I felt the chill even with my layered outfit. By around 5 miles into the ride my body heat got to a point where I didn&#8217;t notice the chill quite as much. I started the ride at 12:09 pm hoping by then the forecasted 70 degrees would arrive during the ride. It didn&#8217;t!!!<\/p>\n<p>Weather during the bike ride.<\/p>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/www.publicalbum.org\/js\/pa-embed-player.min.js\" async><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"pa-embed-player\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 480px; display: none;\" data-link=\"https:\/\/photos.app.goo.gl\/DpDUDzwDshP4TvpXA\" data-title=\"Bike Ride Weather 10\/22\/2018\" data-descrition=\"4 new photos \u00c2\u00b7 Album by Rick Ankrum\"><img alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/5hz53v8FmYooUGWcaXQYYFN9YYxpFt3IKpGpv_m-ZW1nCW5fkeFGK082HiBvUVtuKKqH2KbEQzw5No95VTtyB5cMgVruB-40wWMKSlV01TtWpxqG1huAt49m_MdJYiQxztFtnMgsYJI=w1920-h1080\" \/><br \/>\n<img alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/3Bz2-1RBA5nB5WF9wlww780J2bY8OCGE9nC8lmsv2uSjKqbSfcLsYGYckN2w0lAnKKNphYoQFaxckYniyBVPqcbjCpg4j01pOFTpJkiobJuc3jYxKULXVTFPRsbn2TYbxUZMmIu8ipc=w1920-h1080\" \/><br \/>\n<img alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/F61-HyxAUM5mBNZxzYX63a8SeBi-PY4ms6zCZa3YjkC9rQ9mkHCNmtzz2H34ZsYohwohEXs9wHRLj_G_oHRWZTXhXcd4iU1IjO1CZnKH_RT3XPXqGXMzsfqwVW6Jfy2v4FSuOs5sObU=w1920-h1080\" \/><br \/>\n<img alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/1wROzF_caBX-c65ZutjBpK_5j9LbSIdVqPs7mfD2fSopiBx1TvBPzEHlf3oL3QOgGKbeFSTCIA1_6KkVDAYmq0zfclsMHgCP_luLRg56HC9Eb9Wo-Ctv6-MiwtqSIcaRMLxd9mRoaHI=w1920-h1080\" \/><\/div>\n<p>For some reason when I filled my water bottle before the ride I added ice cubes, probably more out of habit than logic.<\/p>\n<p>The main reason I rode was to record miles towards my monthly goal. I did that biking <strong>33.39 miles<\/strong> and increasing October to <strong>566.28 miles<\/strong>, only <strong>134 miles<\/strong> short of the goal.<\/p>\n<p>No rest stops today. Movement and keeping warm was more important.<\/p>\n<p>Biking south from Tavola back to Kingwood changed the headwind to a tailwind and helped me set a pace fast enough to improve my overall average speed to 14.1 mph. I held that until mile 30 when I got back into Kingwood and the streets slowed me down. I finished the bike ride at 2:36 pm, avoiding school traffic by a few minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday weather forecast: 80% Precip. \/ 0.46 in., AM Rain. High 62F. Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph. Biking looks difficult but maybe it clear out some.<\/p>\n<h2>SportTracks Bike Ride Summary<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sporttracks.mobi\/activity\/19063542\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"45495\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2018\/10\/22\/broke-a-rule-for-this-bike-ride\/10-22-2018-sporttracks-bike-ride-summary\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/10-22-2018-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?fit=1917%2C1021&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1917,1021\" 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;1540222252&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=\"10-22-2018 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\/10\/10-22-2018-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?fit=600%2C320&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/10-22-2018-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?fit=800%2C426&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-45495 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/10-22-2018-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=1200%2C639&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SportTracks Bike Ride Summary\" width=\"1200\" height=\"639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/10-22-2018-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?w=1917&amp;ssl=1 1917w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/10-22-2018-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=640%2C341&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/10-22-2018-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=600%2C320&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/10-22-2018-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=800%2C426&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\/1921337507\/embed\/2e98e294dba8a2bf2bb64efd9496e27726919d04\" width=\"590\" height=\"405\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Determined to go biking today I broke one of my rules: do not ride if the temperature is below 60 degrees. 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