{"id":49327,"date":"2019-05-17T14:50:47","date_gmt":"2019-05-17T19:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=49327"},"modified":"2019-05-17T14:50:53","modified_gmt":"2019-05-17T19:50:53","slug":"getting-good-position-for-200-miles-bike-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2019\/05\/17\/getting-good-position-for-200-miles-bike-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Good Position For 200+ Miles Bike Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Friday rolled around quickly this week it seemed. Good biking weather hung around too. To position me to reach 200+ miles for the week I chose the “Kingwood – SH 242 – Kingwood” route and biked 36.33 miles<\/strong> bumping the week’s total to 182.27<\/strong> and May to 442.08 miles<\/strong>. I started biking at 10:40 am. Stage 7 of the Giro d’Italia ended a little early allowing me to start sooner than I expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking of the weather the clouds increased some as the wind from the gulf brought some moisture. What I faced while biking: Start 85 (72% humidity), mostly cloudy, wind S 9 mph. Finish 86 (70% humidity), mostly cloudy, wind SE 15 mph. My clothing choice: shorts, sunscreen, arm sleeves, and a short sleeve jersey. Weather at the end of the ride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The 15 mph wind didn’t pose a problem on the way north but riding south when I was out in the open the legs were taxed heavily. In spite of the headwind I managed to improve my overall average speed to 14.2 mph and held it there until I was at the 31 mile point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I arrived at the Grand Parkway on Valley Ranch Parkway these pretty flowers and the fountains in the background caught my eye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n