{"id":53574,"date":"2020-07-11T12:35:10","date_gmt":"2020-07-11T17:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=53574"},"modified":"2020-07-11T12:35:12","modified_gmt":"2020-07-11T17:35:12","slug":"motivated-to-get-started-early","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2020\/07\/11\/motivated-to-get-started-early\/","title":{"rendered":"Motivated To Get Started Early"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube aligncenter 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=\"Motivated To Get Started Early Bike Ride to Huffman\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/shH4IvGLTr4?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\">Saturday motivates me to get the bike ride started earlier than the rest of the week. Today the bike ride started at 7:55 AM as I and the Canyon Endurace CF SLX bike began the &#8220;Atascocita &#8211; Huffman &#8211; Walden&#8221; route. This route and time positions me to see other cyclists. Most of them go the opposite direction than me as I ride to the east while they ride west. East of FM 2100 I make the u-turn to return to Kingwood and no longer see &#8220;serious&#8221; cyclists. Today&#8217;s bike ride covered <strong>32.48 miles<\/strong> boosting my week total to <strong>221.95 miles<\/strong>, my second week in a row of 200+ miles. This also marks the 11th time riding this route in 2020. For July I biked <strong>380.97 miles<\/strong>, 48% of my 800 mile goal. A summary of the 11 rides 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\/7-11-2020-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"440\" data-attachment-id=\"53571\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/7-11-2020-ytd-bike-rides-summary-todays-route\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-11-2020-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?fit=1873%2C687&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1873,687\" 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=\"7-11-2020 YTD Bike Rides Summary Todays Route\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;7-11-2020 YTD Bike Rides Summary Today&amp;#8217;s Route&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-11-2020-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?fit=600%2C220&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-11-2020-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?fit=800%2C293&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-11-2020-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?resize=1200%2C440&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"7-11-2020 YTD Bike Rides Summary Today's Route\" class=\"wp-image-53571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-11-2020-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?w=1873&amp;ssl=1 1873w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-11-2020-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?resize=600%2C220&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-11-2020-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?resize=800%2C293&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-11-2020-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?resize=640%2C235&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-11-2020-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?resize=1536%2C563&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So far in July I biked every day but tomorrow I will take a rest day. I expect a heat advisory with the temperature potentially hitting 100 or higher. I get home from church as the hottest part of the day rolls in so it is a good day to rest. A summary of the week&#8217;s bike rides.<\/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\/7-11-2020-Week-Bike-Rides-Summary-Ending-7-12-2020.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"556\" data-attachment-id=\"53570\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/7-11-2020-week-bike-rides-summary-ending-7-12-2020\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-11-2020-Week-Bike-Rides-Summary-Ending-7-12-2020.jpg?fit=1885%2C874&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1885,874\" 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=\"7-11-2020 Week Bike Rides Summary Ending 7-12-2020\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;7-11-2020 Week Bike Rides Summary Ending 7-12-2020&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-11-2020-Week-Bike-Rides-Summary-Ending-7-12-2020.jpg?fit=600%2C278&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-11-2020-Week-Bike-Rides-Summary-Ending-7-12-2020.jpg?fit=800%2C371&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-11-2020-Week-Bike-Rides-Summary-Ending-7-12-2020.jpg?resize=1200%2C556&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"7-11-2020 Week Bike Rides Summary Ending 7-12-2020\" class=\"wp-image-53570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-11-2020-Week-Bike-Rides-Summary-Ending-7-12-2020.jpg?w=1885&amp;ssl=1 1885w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-11-2020-Week-Bike-Rides-Summary-Ending-7-12-2020.jpg?resize=600%2C278&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-11-2020-Week-Bike-Rides-Summary-Ending-7-12-2020.jpg?resize=800%2C371&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-11-2020-Week-Bike-Rides-Summary-Ending-7-12-2020.jpg?resize=640%2C297&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-11-2020-Week-Bike-Rides-Summary-Ending-7-12-2020.jpg?resize=1536%2C712&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My legs were not their strongest today signaling another reason to take a rest day. As I biked I thought of the pro cyclists during the long stage races taking a rest day after 7 or 8 days of racing. While I am not their level or distance per day the body does need to recover at some point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finishing today at 10:25 AM was before the start time of other days. This put me ahead of the heat today. Weather at the start and finish of the bike ride: start 82 (93% humidity, 79.5 dew point), mostly cloudy, wind SW 5 mph. Finish 88 (76% humidity, 795. dew point), mostly cloudy, wind SW 7 mph. While the wind was not too bad on the return to Kingwood my legs didn&#8217;t have any reserve power to put out and my average speed suffered. Strava said my bike ride was consistent with my usual efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/3746453575\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1218\" data-attachment-id=\"53573\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/7-11-2020-strava-bike-ride-summary\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-11-2020-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?fit=1244%2C1263&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1244,1263\" 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=\"7-11-2020 Strava Bike Ride Summary\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;7-11-2020 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\/7-11-2020-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?fit=443%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-11-2020-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?fit=591%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-11-2020-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=1200%2C1218&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"7-11-2020 Strava Bike Ride Summary\" class=\"wp-image-53573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-11-2020-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?w=1244&amp;ssl=1 1244w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-11-2020-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=443%2C450&amp;ssl=1 443w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-11-2020-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=591%2C600&amp;ssl=1 591w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-11-2020-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=473%2C480&amp;ssl=1 473w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-11-2020-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=60%2C60&amp;ssl=1 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sporttracks.mobi\/activity\/25892200\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"673\" data-attachment-id=\"53572\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/7-11-2020-sporttracks-bike-ride-summary\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-11-2020-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?fit=1876%2C1052&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1876,1052\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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Today the bike ride started at 7:55 AM as I and the Canyon Endurace CF SLX bike began the &#8220;Atascocita &#8211; Huffman &#8211; Walden&#8221; <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2020\/07\/11\/motivated-to-get-started-early\/\"><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":[5307,5324,2492],"class_list":["post-53574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bike-ride","tag-atascocita-huffman-walden","tag-canyon-endurace-cf-slx","tag-road-biking"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-dW6","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53574","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=53574"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53574\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53575,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53574\/revisions\/53575"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}