{"id":53762,"date":"2020-07-30T15:32:12","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T20:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=53762"},"modified":"2020-07-30T15:32:15","modified_gmt":"2020-07-30T20:32:15","slug":"111-of-goal-biking-to-the-south-doesnt-cause-rain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2020\/07\/30\/111-of-goal-biking-to-the-south-doesnt-cause-rain\/","title":{"rendered":"111% of Goal, Biking to The South Doesn&#8217;t Cause Rain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I put 111% into reaching my mileage goal for July. My goal is <strong>800 miles<\/strong> and with today&#8217;s bike ride I am at <strong>884.71 miles<\/strong>. With one day remaining and cooperation from the weather I should reach 900 miles. The other big accomplishment, I completed a bike ride to the south without rain interrupting it. I started at 10:32 AM riding my Canyon Endurace bike on the &#8220;Atascocita South &#8211; Walden &#8211; Huffman&#8221; route covering <strong>34.65 miles<\/strong> which increased my week to <strong>118.32 miles<\/strong>. I still have a shot at hitting 200+ miles for the week but I will need to ride all 3 days. Today was the 8th time riding this route in 2020 and the longest of the 8 by .6 of a mile.<\/p>\n\n\n\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=\"111% of Goal, Biking to The South Doesn&#039;t Cause Rain - Bike Ride to Huffman\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KBeDSrW2E8s?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\">Rain wasn&#8217;t around but the heat and humidity were. Weather at the start and 1:09 PM finish: start 89 (77% humidity, 81 dew point), mostly cloudy, wind SW 9 mph. Finish 94 (59% humidity, 77.2 dew point), partly cloudy, wind S 8 mph. Unlike the wind during the Vuelta a Burgos race today it was not too strong on my bike ride. The toughest section came as I rode west over Lake Houston. Passing traffic blocked it some but when they left the wind tried to make up for the interruption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My GoPro Hero 7 Black camera may return on Friday. Saturday will be an opportunity to see if the freezing during recording disappeared. I am still trying to figure out a mounting solution on the Canyon Endurace handlebar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/3839533642\">Link to my Strava activity page<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-30-2020-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary-1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"609\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"53760\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/7-30-2020-strava-bike-ride-summary-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-30-2020-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary-1.jpg?fit=1061%2C1045&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1061,1045\" 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=\"7-30-2020 Strava Bike Ride Summary-1\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;7-30-2020 Strava Bike Ride Summary-1&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-30-2020-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary-1.jpg?fit=457%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-30-2020-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary-1.jpg?fit=609%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-30-2020-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary-1.jpg?resize=60%2C60&amp;ssl=1 60w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-30-2020-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary-1.jpg?w=1061&amp;ssl=1 1061w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 609px) 100vw, 609px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-30-2020-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary-2.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"53759\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/7-30-2020-strava-bike-ride-summary-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-30-2020-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary-2.jpg?fit=1059%2C1242&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1059,1242\" 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=\"7-30-2020 Strava Bike Ride Summary-2\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;7-30-2020 Strava Bike Ride Summary-2&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-30-2020-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary-2.jpg?fit=384%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-30-2020-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary-2.jpg?fit=512%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-30-2020-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary-2-512x600.jpg?resize=512%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"7-30-2020 Strava Bike Ride Summary-2\" data-id=\"53759\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-30-2020-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary-2.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/7-30-2020-strava-bike-ride-summary-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-53759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-30-2020-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary-2.jpg?resize=512%2C600&amp;ssl=1 512w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-30-2020-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary-2.jpg?resize=384%2C450&amp;ssl=1 384w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-30-2020-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary-2.jpg?resize=409%2C480&amp;ssl=1 409w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-30-2020-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary-2.jpg?w=1059&amp;ssl=1 1059w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Strava reports today&#8217;s bike ride was consistent with my usual effort. Some data points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>average heart rate 125 bpm<\/li><li>maximum heart rate 157 bpm<\/li><li>average power 95 watts<\/li><li>maximum power 456 watts<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><h3>YTD Bike Ride Summary on today&#8217;s route<\/h3>\n<\/div>\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\/7-30-2020-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"358\" data-attachment-id=\"53761\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/7-30-2020-ytd-bike-rides-summary-todays-route\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-30-2020-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?fit=1875%2C559&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1875,559\" 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=\"7-30-2020 YTD Bike Rides Summary Today&amp;#8217;s Route\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;7-30-2020 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\/7-30-2020-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?fit=600%2C179&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-30-2020-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?fit=800%2C239&amp;ssl=1\" 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My goal is 800 miles and with today&#8217;s bike ride I am at 884.71 miles. With one day remaining and cooperation from the weather I should reach 900 miles. The <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2020\/07\/30\/111-of-goal-biking-to-the-south-doesnt-cause-rain\/\"><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":[5128,5324,2492],"class_list":["post-53762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bike-ride","tag-atascocita-south-walden-huffman","tag-canyon-endurace-cf-slx","tag-road-biking"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-dZ8","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53762","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=53762"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53762\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53764,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53762\/revisions\/53764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}