{"id":59751,"date":"2022-07-25T14:25:07","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T19:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=59751"},"modified":"2022-07-25T14:25:09","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T19:25:09","slug":"fish-swallowed-the-mailbox-julys-mileage-goal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2022\/07\/25\/fish-swallowed-the-mailbox-julys-mileage-goal\/","title":{"rendered":"Fish Swallowed The Mailbox, July&#8217;s Mileage Goal"},"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=\"Bike Ride Kingwood - SH 242 - Kingwood 7\/25\/2022\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y3dDtlKyYEY?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\">I had to chuckle after making the right turn from Timber Lane onto W. Wallis Drive before entering Oakhurst. A large bass looking fish had swallowed the mailbox for the house on the corner with only the mailbox door sticking out of the fish. I ride by this location a few times a week and this was the first time I noticed the fish. Maybe I&#8217;m not very observant? I&#8217;ll try to get this in a video the next ride. This took place as I rode my &#8220;Kingwood &#8211; SH 242 &#8211; Kingwood&#8221; route after starting at 9:12 AM. I was riding my primary bike, Cervelo Caledonia, needing 18 miles to reach my 800 mile goal for the month. The previous 5 rides on this route in 2022 averaged 37.16 miles and today I rode 37.0 miles (or 36.99 miles calculated by Strava) putting me over the 800 miles for July with 819.08 miles and 6 days left in the month.<\/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\/2022\/07\/7-25-2022-YTD-Bike-Rides-Kingwood-SH242-Kingwood.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"311\" data-attachment-id=\"59750\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/7-25-2022-ytd-bike-rides-kingwood-sh242-kingwood\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7-25-2022-YTD-Bike-Rides-Kingwood-SH242-Kingwood.png?fit=1834%2C476&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1834,476\" 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=\"7-25-2022 YTD Bike Rides Kingwood-SH242-Kingwood\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;7-25-2022 YTD Bike Rides Kingwood-SH242-Kingwood&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;7-25-2022 YTD Bike Rides Kingwood-SH242-Kingwood&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7-25-2022-YTD-Bike-Rides-Kingwood-SH242-Kingwood.png?fit=600%2C156&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7-25-2022-YTD-Bike-Rides-Kingwood-SH242-Kingwood.png?fit=800%2C208&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7-25-2022-YTD-Bike-Rides-Kingwood-SH242-Kingwood.png?resize=1200%2C311&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"7-25-2022 YTD Bike Rides Kingwood-SH242-Kingwood\" class=\"wp-image-59750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7-25-2022-YTD-Bike-Rides-Kingwood-SH242-Kingwood.png?w=1834&amp;ssl=1 1834w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7-25-2022-YTD-Bike-Rides-Kingwood-SH242-Kingwood.png?resize=600%2C156&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7-25-2022-YTD-Bike-Rides-Kingwood-SH242-Kingwood.png?resize=800%2C208&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7-25-2022-YTD-Bike-Rides-Kingwood-SH242-Kingwood.png?resize=640%2C166&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7-25-2022-YTD-Bike-Rides-Kingwood-SH242-Kingwood.png?resize=1536%2C399&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>7-25-2022 YTD Bike Rides Kingwood-SH242-Kingwood<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The wind was light but riding back to Kingwood there was a headwind. I was surprised when I looked at my Bolt computer while on Briar Berry Lane to see my overall average speed was 13.9 mph. Apparently my legs had more power than I gave them credit for. The headwind was strongest going south on the frontage road from SH 242 to Valley Ranch Parkway. The AXS.SRAM.com ride report told me I used the 35&#215;13 gears for 1:54:28 (27.3 miles) out of the total moving time of 2:56:43.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maybe someday I can ride on SH 242 west of US59\/I-69. Construction appears to be moving slowly when I was at the intersection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Weather conditions: <strong>start 86 (humidity 76%, dew point 77), mostly clear, wind S 5 mph; finish 92 (humidity 57%, dew point 75), partly cloudy, wind E 6 mph.<\/strong> Thankfully the humidity went down while I was out on the road helping to evaporate the sweat I generated. My kit wasn&#8217;t soaked beyond the max when I finished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class='strava-embed-placeholder' data-embed-type='activity' data-embed-id='7527016748'><\/div><script src='https:\/\/strava-embeds.com\/embed.js'><\/script>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sporttracks.mobi\/activity\/29862671\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"737\" data-attachment-id=\"59749\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/7-25-2022-sporttracks-bike-ride-data-summary\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7-25-2022-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Data-Summary.png?fit=1836%2C1127&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1836,1127\" 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=\"7-25-2022 SportTracks Bike Ride Data Summary\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;7-25-2022 SportTracks Bike Ride Data Summary&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;7-25-2022 SportTracks Bike Ride Data Summary&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7-25-2022-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Data-Summary.png?fit=600%2C368&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7-25-2022-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Data-Summary.png?fit=800%2C491&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7-25-2022-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Data-Summary.png?resize=1200%2C737&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"7-25-2022 SportTracks Bike Ride Data Summary\" class=\"wp-image-59749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7-25-2022-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Data-Summary.png?w=1836&amp;ssl=1 1836w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7-25-2022-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Data-Summary.png?resize=600%2C368&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7-25-2022-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Data-Summary.png?resize=800%2C491&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7-25-2022-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Data-Summary.png?resize=640%2C393&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7-25-2022-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Data-Summary.png?resize=1536%2C943&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>7-25-2022 SportTracks Bike Ride Data Summary<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I had to chuckle after making the right turn from Timber Lane onto W. Wallis Drive before entering Oakhurst. A large bass looking fish had swallowed the mailbox for the house on the corner with only the mailbox door sticking <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2022\/07\/25\/fish-swallowed-the-mailbox-julys-mileage-goal\/\"><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":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[22],"tags":[2560,212,5297,4719,5553,5294],"class_list":["post-59751","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bike-ride","tag-bicycle","tag-bicycling","tag-bike","tag-biking","tag-cervelo-caledonia-rival-axs","tag-kingwood-sh-242-kingwood"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-fxJ","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59751","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=59751"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59751\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59752,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59751\/revisions\/59752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59751"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}