{"id":53546,"date":"2020-07-08T15:34:28","date_gmt":"2020-07-08T20:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=53546"},"modified":"2020-07-08T15:34:30","modified_gmt":"2020-07-08T20:34:30","slug":"even-eating-a-clif-bar-didnt-stop-mr-bonk-grabbing-my-legs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2020\/07\/08\/even-eating-a-clif-bar-didnt-stop-mr-bonk-grabbing-my-legs\/","title":{"rendered":"Even Eating a Clif Bar Didn&#8217;t Stop Mr. Bonk Grabbing My Legs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today I felt like a 40+ mile bike ride. Starting at 10:02 AM, the Lynskey R300 and I began biking north on the &#8220;Kingwood &#8211; Splendora &#8211; Kingwood&#8221; route. It was headed towards a hot and dry day. Humidity showed at 82% on my home weather station meaning it could be a hot and muggy ride. To offset that a little the wind was out of the south at 12 mph. This helped me get to Splendora with modest energy output. The return trip into the headwind wasn&#8217;t as generous but at least the wind slowed to 10 mph from the south.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Even Eating a Clif Bar Didn&#039;t Stop Mr. Bonk Grabbing My Legs\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I3E52-f4I1Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For some reason I decided to take a Clif Bar along on the ride. Around the 30 mile point I stopped under the Grand Parkway overpass on Valley Ranch Parkway for some rest, eat the Clif Bar, and drink some water. Later I learned how important the rest, water, and food would be. The headwind tested my legs and by the 1:39 PM I think Mr. Bonk grabbed them. Usually my CamelBak has water left at the end of a ride but today when I turned it upside down to empty it just a trickle came out. I tried to stop at the New Caney Mobil station but I forgot a mask and a sign on the door said masks required to enter. No chance to add some ice and water to the CamelBak. I looked at the McDonald&#8217;s drive through but it was backed up so I figured I could make it home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With today&#8217;s bike ride I have done this route 4 times this year. The <strong>42.98 miles<\/strong> today is about average for the route. My week total now stands at <strong>109.78 miles<\/strong> and July is up to <strong>268.8 miles<\/strong>, 34% of the way to my goal. Below is a summary of the rides YTD on this route.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-8-2020-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"250\" data-attachment-id=\"53543\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/7-8-2020-ytd-bike-rides-summary-todays-route\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-8-2020-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?fit=1890%2C393&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1890,393\" 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=\"7-8-2020 YTD Bike Rides Summary Todays Route\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;7-8-2020 YTD Bike Rides Summary Todays Route&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-8-2020-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?fit=600%2C125&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-8-2020-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?fit=800%2C166&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-8-2020-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?resize=1200%2C250&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"7-8-2020 YTD Bike Rides Summary Todays Route\" class=\"wp-image-53543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-8-2020-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?w=1890&amp;ssl=1 1890w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-8-2020-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?resize=600%2C125&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-8-2020-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?resize=800%2C166&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-8-2020-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?resize=640%2C133&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-8-2020-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?resize=1536%2C319&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Strava reports that the ride &#8220;was harder than your usual effort.&#8221; I think this reflects the effort riding back to Kingwood from Splendora.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/3733168360\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1087\" data-attachment-id=\"53545\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/7-8-2020-strava-bike-ride-summary\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-8-2020-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?fit=1228%2C1112&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1228,1112\" 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=\"7-8-2020 Strava Bike Ride Summary\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;7-8-2020 Strava Bike Ride Summary&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-8-2020-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?fit=497%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-8-2020-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?fit=663%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-8-2020-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=1200%2C1087&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"7-8-2020 Strava Bike Ride Summary\" class=\"wp-image-53545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-8-2020-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?w=1228&amp;ssl=1 1228w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-8-2020-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=497%2C450&amp;ssl=1 497w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-8-2020-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=663%2C600&amp;ssl=1 663w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-8-2020-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=530%2C480&amp;ssl=1 530w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since I rode the Lynskey R300 the PowerPod recorded ride data. As usual the wind chart (red arrow) is very interesting. The blue moves above the white line when I make the turn at Splendora back to the south at the 21 mile point. Most of the remaining ride was into the wind. My legs paid the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-8-2020-PowerPod-Bike-Ride-Data-Charts.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"745\" data-attachment-id=\"53542\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/7-8-2020-powerpod-bike-ride-data-charts\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-8-2020-PowerPod-Bike-Ride-Data-Charts.jpg?fit=2016%2C1252&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2016,1252\" 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=\"7-8-2020 PowerPod Bike Ride Data Charts\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;7-8-2020 PowerPod Bike Ride Data Charts&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-8-2020-PowerPod-Bike-Ride-Data-Charts.jpg?fit=600%2C373&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-8-2020-PowerPod-Bike-Ride-Data-Charts.jpg?fit=800%2C497&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-8-2020-PowerPod-Bike-Ride-Data-Charts.jpg?resize=1200%2C745&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"7-8-2020 PowerPod Bike Ride Data Charts\" class=\"wp-image-53542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-8-2020-PowerPod-Bike-Ride-Data-Charts.jpg?w=2016&amp;ssl=1 2016w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-8-2020-PowerPod-Bike-Ride-Data-Charts.jpg?resize=600%2C373&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-8-2020-PowerPod-Bike-Ride-Data-Charts.jpg?resize=800%2C497&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-8-2020-PowerPod-Bike-Ride-Data-Charts.jpg?resize=640%2C397&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-8-2020-PowerPod-Bike-Ride-Data-Charts.jpg?resize=1536%2C954&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I like SportTracks because it shows the gear I used on the bike ride and records the mileage of each item.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sporttracks.mobi\/activity\/25866836\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"674\" data-attachment-id=\"53544\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/7-8-2020-ssporttracks-bike-ride-summary\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-8-2020-SsportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?fit=1878%2C1055&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1878,1055\" 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=\"7-8-2020 SsportTracks Bike Ride Summary\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;7-8-2020 SsportTracks Bike Ride Summary&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-8-2020-SsportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?fit=600%2C337&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-8-2020-SsportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?fit=800%2C449&amp;ssl=1\" 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Starting at 10:02 AM, the Lynskey R300 and I began biking north on the &#8220;Kingwood &#8211; Splendora &#8211; Kingwood&#8221; route. It was headed towards a hot and dry day. Humidity showed <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2020\/07\/08\/even-eating-a-clif-bar-didnt-stop-mr-bonk-grabbing-my-legs\/\"><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":[5299,5383,2492],"class_list":["post-53546","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bike-ride","tag-kingwood-splendora-kingwood","tag-lynskey-r300-titanium-bike","tag-road-biking"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-dVE","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53546","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=53546"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53546\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53547,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53546\/revisions\/53547"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}