{"id":50837,"date":"2019-08-16T17:28:34","date_gmt":"2019-08-16T22:28:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=50837"},"modified":"2019-08-16T17:28:39","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T22:28:39","slug":"avoiding-much-needed-rain-bike-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2019\/08\/16\/avoiding-much-needed-rain-bike-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"Avoiding Much Needed Rain Bike Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I almost made a mistake biking to the north but before I put on my gloves and helmet I checked the weather radar and saw a patch of rain where my planned route would take me. So I switched to the south and rode the “Atascocita – Walden – Huffman” route. I wanted to ride enough miles to position Saturday’s ride could get me over the 200 mile point for the week. Biking 34.76 miles<\/strong> today did that putting the week’s total at 183.05 miles<\/strong>. Due to a morning conflict I can’t ride the typical 33 miles on Saturday but 20 miles is doable. August now totals 495.2 miles<\/strong>, 62% of my goal. Year to date I am at 5,542 miles<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ride began at 11:16 AM but the weather wasn’t as hot as the last several days thanks to an early morning rain. Weather during the bike ride: start 89 (74% humidity, 80.0 dew point), partly cloudy, wind variable 6 mph. Finish 91 (68% humidity, 79.1 dew point), mostly cloudy, wind NE 5 mph. The humidity was higher than the other days partly offsetting the lower temperatures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No video today because I didn’t see anything of interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only one water bottle refill today at the Huffman Chevron where I took a 10 minute break in the shade drinking ice water before finishing the ride about 11 miles later at 2:09 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SportTracks Bike Ride Summary<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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