{"id":56958,"date":"2021-07-16T14:50:48","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T19:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=56958"},"modified":"2021-07-16T14:50:51","modified_gmt":"2021-07-16T19:50:51","slug":"tired-legs-harder-effort-than-usual-shorter-ride-for-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2021\/07\/16\/tired-legs-harder-effort-than-usual-shorter-ride-for-july\/","title":{"rendered":"Tired Legs, Harder Effort Than Usual, Shorter Ride For July"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In a bid to start earlier and finish before the afternoon rain could catch me I rolled away on today&#8217;s bike ride at 9:43 AM. I decided to watch stage 19 of the Tour when I got back. The bike for today&#8217;s ride was my Lynskey R300. I chose my &#8220;Kingwood &#8211; FM1485 &#8211; Kingwood&#8221; route. On the return to Kingwood as I rode south on Valley Ranch Parkway I had to alter the route because a concrete truck blocked the lane and I didn&#8217;t want to wait. A couple of cars waiting were turning around and I figured they waited awhile. That may be the reason today&#8217;s distance was a little shorter than my average for this route on the 9  trips in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-16-2021-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"420\" data-attachment-id=\"56957\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/7-16-2021-ytd-bike-rides-summary-todays-route\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-16-2021-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?fit=1837%2C643&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1837,643\" 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=\"7-16-2021 YTD Bike Rides Summary Today&amp;#8217;s Route\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;7-16-2021 YTD Bike Rides Summary Today&amp;#8217;s Route&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;7-16-2021 YTD Bike Rides Summary Today&amp;#8217;s Route&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-16-2021-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?fit=600%2C210&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-16-2021-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?fit=800%2C280&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-16-2021-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?resize=1200%2C420&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"7-16-2021 YTD Bike Rides Summary Today's Route\" class=\"wp-image-56957\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-16-2021-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?w=1837&amp;ssl=1 1837w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-16-2021-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?resize=600%2C210&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-16-2021-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?resize=800%2C280&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-16-2021-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?resize=640%2C224&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-16-2021-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?resize=1536%2C538&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>7-16-2021 YTD Bike Rides Summary Today&#8217;s Route<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\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=\"Tired Legs, Harder Effort Than Usual, Shorter Ride For July\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3x-wTbUHp1c?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>With today&#8217;s 30.64 miles I am in a good position to hit a 200 mile week on tomorrow&#8217;s bike ride. The week now totals 187.37 miles. July got to less than 300 miles to my 800 mile goal with 528.85 miles. I missed one biking day so far in July and average 35.26 miles per ride. To meet my goal I need to bike 25.81 miles per day. I am ahead of that pace (412.9 miles) by almost 116 miles. Can I keep this pace for the rest of July? If I can is a 1000 mile month possible?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Weather conditions continue below a normal July. Some clouds looked like they contained rain during the ride. Getting above 90 degrees has not happened. After the ride I could hear thunder. I finished at 12:16 PM and avoided getting caught in the rain. Weather for the bike ride: start 84 (78% humidity, 76.7 dew point), mostly cloudy, wind S 10 mph; finish 86 (70% humidity, 75 dew point), mostly cloudy, wind S 8 mph. Humidity makes for a muggy ride, almost like in the rain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My legs felt tired today. No zip and though the wind wasn&#8217;t that strong on the ride south back to Kingwood keeping my speed above 15 mph was a struggle. Strava says today&#8217;s ride was harder than my usual efforts. I agree. (Click the Strava image to go to the activity)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/5637493329\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1052\" height=\"1048\" data-attachment-id=\"56956\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/7-16-2021-strava-bike-ride-summary\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-16-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?fit=1052%2C1048&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1052,1048\" 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=\"7-16-2021 Strava Bike Ride Summary\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;7-16-2021 Strava Bike Ride Summary&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;7-16-2021 Strava Bike Ride Summary&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-16-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?fit=452%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-16-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?fit=602%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-16-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=1052%2C1048&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"7-16-2021 Strava Bike Ride Summary\" class=\"wp-image-56956\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-16-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?w=1052&amp;ssl=1 1052w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-16-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=452%2C450&amp;ssl=1 452w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-16-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=602%2C600&amp;ssl=1 602w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-16-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=482%2C480&amp;ssl=1 482w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1052px) 100vw, 1052px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>7-16-2021 Strava Bike Ride Summary<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/ridewithgps.com\/embeds?type=trip&#038;id=71330466&#038;sampleGraph=true\" style=\"width: 1px; min-width: 90%; height: 1100px; border: none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a bid to start earlier and finish before the afternoon rain could catch me I rolled away on today&#8217;s bike ride at 9:43 AM. I decided to watch stage 19 of the Tour when I got back. 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