{"id":54846,"date":"2020-12-09T16:41:45","date_gmt":"2020-12-09T22:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=54846"},"modified":"2020-12-09T16:41:48","modified_gmt":"2020-12-09T22:41:48","slug":"a-balmy-december-bike-ride-to-e-lake-houston-parkway-and-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2020\/12\/09\/a-balmy-december-bike-ride-to-e-lake-houston-parkway-and-back\/","title":{"rendered":"A Balmy December Bike Ride to E. Lake Houston Parkway and Back"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A Balmy December Bike Ride to E. Lake Houston Parkway and Back\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w4hhVN5qRbI?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\">Due to a morning commitment today&#8217;s bike ride didn&#8217;t get started until 12:34 PM. By then the temperature was a balmy 75 degrees with a clear blue sky. I rolled out the driveway on my Canyon Endurace biking the &#8220;Atascocita &#8211; Walden &#8211; E. Lake Houston Parkway&#8221; route for the second time this week. I chose this route because of the late start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I dressed lighter today with shorts, a long sleeve jersey, and a short sleeve jersey over it. No need for a thermal jersey today. I felt comfortable after a couple of miles when my body heat kicked in. Weather conditions: start 75 (32% humidity, 43.5 dew point), fair, wind W 8 mph; finish 77 (29% humidity, 42.6 dew point), a few clouds, wind SW 9 mph. The super low humidity helped evaporate the sweat and at the 2:38 PM finish my clothes weren&#8217;t that damp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ride covered 28.28 miles which improved my month&#8217;s total to 88.72 miles, only 60 miles left to reach my goal. It is a small goal but December weather isn&#8217;t always bike ride friendly. <\/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\/12\/12-9-2020-Month-To-Date-Goal-Status.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"731\" data-attachment-id=\"54843\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/12-9-2020-month-to-date-goal-status\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/12-9-2020-Month-To-Date-Goal-Status.jpg?fit=1205%2C734&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1205,734\" 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=\"12-9-2020 Month To Date Goal Status\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;12-9-2020 Month To Date Goal Status&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/12-9-2020-Month-To-Date-Goal-Status.jpg?fit=600%2C365&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/12-9-2020-Month-To-Date-Goal-Status.jpg?fit=800%2C487&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/12-9-2020-Month-To-Date-Goal-Status.jpg?resize=1200%2C731&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"12-9-2020 Month To Date Goal Status\" class=\"wp-image-54843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/12-9-2020-Month-To-Date-Goal-Status.jpg?w=1205&amp;ssl=1 1205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/12-9-2020-Month-To-Date-Goal-Status.jpg?resize=600%2C365&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/12-9-2020-Month-To-Date-Goal-Status.jpg?resize=800%2C487&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/12-9-2020-Month-To-Date-Goal-Status.jpg?resize=640%2C390&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Year to date I am up to 8,965 miles. Below is a comparison of 2020 to previous years&#8217; miles. This combines road and Zwift miles.<\/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\/12\/12-9-2020-Strava-year-Progressions-YTD-Miles.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"54842\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/12-9-2020-strava-year-progressions-ytd-miles\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/12-9-2020-Strava-year-Progressions-YTD-Miles.jpg?fit=1655%2C1104&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1655,1104\" 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=\"12-9-2020 Strava year Progressions YTD Miles\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;12-9-2020 Strava year Progressions YTD Miles&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/12-9-2020-Strava-year-Progressions-YTD-Miles.jpg?fit=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/12-9-2020-Strava-year-Progressions-YTD-Miles.jpg?fit=800%2C534&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/12-9-2020-Strava-year-Progressions-YTD-Miles.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"12-9-2020 Strava year Progressions YTD Miles\" class=\"wp-image-54842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/12-9-2020-Strava-year-Progressions-YTD-Miles.jpg?w=1655&amp;ssl=1 1655w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/12-9-2020-Strava-year-Progressions-YTD-Miles.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/12-9-2020-Strava-year-Progressions-YTD-Miles.jpg?resize=800%2C534&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/12-9-2020-Strava-year-Progressions-YTD-Miles.jpg?resize=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/12-9-2020-Strava-year-Progressions-YTD-Miles.jpg?resize=1536%2C1025&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Power output eased up from yesterday. Today zones 3 to 7 totaled 51% of the ride time according to the Golden Cheetah bike ride summary data. zones 6 and 7 were 12%. This might be a reason Strava labeled today as easier than my usual rides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe height='405' width='590' frameborder='0' allowtransparency='true' scrolling='no' src='https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/4451751944\/embed\/6a6f55c8650536ad67b8e24f9f10625a4b88845e'><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wind wasn&#8217;t much of a factor except when crossing Lake Houston headed west. sometimes I got a break when traffic passed me and interrupted the wind. As shown below the route is flat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/ridewithgps.com\/embeds?type=trip&#038;id=60093607&#038;sampleGraph=true\" style=\"width: 1px; min-width: 100%; height: 700px; border: none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Due to a morning commitment today&#8217;s bike ride didn&#8217;t get started until 12:34 PM. By then the temperature was a balmy 75 degrees with a clear blue sky. I rolled out the driveway on my Canyon Endurace biking the &#8220;Atascocita <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2020\/12\/09\/a-balmy-december-bike-ride-to-e-lake-houston-parkway-and-back\/\"><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":[5298,2560,212,5297,4719,5324,2492],"class_list":["post-54846","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bike-ride","tag-atascocita-walden-e-lake-houston-parkway","tag-bicycle","tag-bicycling","tag-bike","tag-biking","tag-canyon-endurace-cf-slx","tag-road-biking"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-egC","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54846","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=54846"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54846\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54847,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54846\/revisions\/54847"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54846"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54846"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54846"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}