{"id":49399,"date":"2019-05-20T15:28:49","date_gmt":"2019-05-20T20:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=49399"},"modified":"2019-05-20T15:28:55","modified_gmt":"2019-05-20T20:28:55","slug":"on-shore-wind-flow-29-mph-gusts-bike-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2019\/05\/20\/on-shore-wind-flow-29-mph-gusts-bike-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"On Shore Wind Flow: 29 MPH Gusts Bike Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I wanted to ride at least 40 miles today so I chose the &#8220;New Caney &#8211; Roman Forest &#8211; Valley Ranch&#8221; route and went <strong>42.09 miles<\/strong>. May now totals <strong>516.74 miles<\/strong>, 78% of the way to my 660 mile goal for the month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Starting the ride at 10:47 AM the weather had warmed up and I dressed accordingly: shorts, short sleeve jersey, and arm sleeves. Weather during the bike ride: start 87 (73% humidity), partly cloudy, wind SE 22 mph. Finish 87 (70% humidity), partly cloudy, wind S 16 mph gusts 29 mph. The wind was a killer though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/5-20-2019-Bike-Ride-Airport-Weather-Start-292x600.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"292\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"49401\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2019\/05\/20\/on-shore-wind-flow-29-mph-gusts-bike-ride\/5-20-2019-bike-ride-airport-weather-start\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/5-20-2019-Bike-Ride-Airport-Weather-Start.png?fit=1440%2C2960&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1440,2960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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\/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/5-20-2019-Bike-Ride-Airport-Weather-Finish-292x600.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"292\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"49400\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2019\/05\/20\/on-shore-wind-flow-29-mph-gusts-bike-ride\/5-20-2019-bike-ride-airport-weather-finish\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/5-20-2019-Bike-Ride-Airport-Weather-Finish.png?fit=1440%2C2960&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1440,2960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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\/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I knew the ride to Roman Forest wouldn&#8217;t be too difficult with the wind at my right rear quarter but on the way back I figured the headwind would be tough. While it was hard biking south I was able to keep my speed high enough to improve my average speed to 14.5 mph but I didn&#8217;t keep it there. Sometimes the wind and road direction were square in my face and when that happened the average speed dropped to 14.4 mph. I managed to keep that until mile 37 when I approached Kings Manor and it dropped to 14.3 mph and settled at 13.9 mph when I finished at 1:56 PM. The starts and stops in Kingwood eat away at my average speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some physical data points:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>average heart rate: 131 bps<\/li><li>max heart rate: 159 bps<\/li><li>average power: 140 watts<\/li><li>max power: 651 watts<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Tuesday the Giro d&#8217;Italia resumes so my start time may be later. Weather looks to repeat today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><h2>SportTracks Bike Ride Summary<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sporttracks.mobi\/activity\/21194962\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"665\" data-attachment-id=\"49402\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2019\/05\/20\/on-shore-wind-flow-29-mph-gusts-bike-ride\/5-20-2019-sporttracks-bike-ride-summary\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/5-20-2019-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?fit=1856%2C1029&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1856,1029\" 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=\"5-20-2019-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/5-20-2019-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?fit=600%2C333&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/5-20-2019-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?fit=800%2C444&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/5-20-2019-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=1200%2C665&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SportTracks Bike Ride Summary\" class=\"wp-image-49402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/5-20-2019-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?w=1856&amp;ssl=1 1856w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/5-20-2019-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=640%2C355&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/5-20-2019-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=600%2C333&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/5-20-2019-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=800%2C444&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/2383430058\/embed\/ce7ba140a8d9d2245bcd29058f2cd06df615692f\" width=\"590\" height=\"405\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><h2>Strava Year Progressions YTD Bike Ride Miles<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>2019 is 41 miles behind 2018, 189 miles ahead of 2017, and 9 miles behind 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/5-20-2019-Strava-Year-Progressions-Graph.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1043\" data-attachment-id=\"49403\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2019\/05\/20\/on-shore-wind-flow-29-mph-gusts-bike-ride\/5-20-2019-strava-year-progressions-graph\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/5-20-2019-Strava-Year-Progressions-Graph.jpg?fit=1328%2C1154&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1328,1154\" 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=\"5-20-2019-Strava-Year-Progressions-Graph\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/5-20-2019-Strava-Year-Progressions-Graph.jpg?fit=518%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" 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May now totals 516.74 miles, 78% of the way to my 660 mile goal <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2019\/05\/20\/on-shore-wind-flow-29-mph-gusts-bike-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":[5324,4342,1424,1404],"class_list":["post-49399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bike-ride","tag-canyon-endurace-cf-slx","tag-new-caney-roman-forest-valley-ranch","tag-road","tag-wind"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-cQL","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49399","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=49399"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49399\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49404,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49399\/revisions\/49404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49399"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49399"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}