{"id":8308,"date":"2011-05-14T22:41:53","date_gmt":"2011-05-15T03:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=8308"},"modified":"2011-05-14T22:41:53","modified_gmt":"2011-05-15T03:41:53","slug":"i-had-a-dog-sprint-around-the-22-mile-mark-may-14th-bike-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/05\/14\/i-had-a-dog-sprint-around-the-22-mile-mark-may-14th-bike-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"I had a dog sprint around the 22 mile mark &#8211; May 14th Bike Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first 20 miles of today&#8217;s ride was a brute due to the stiff headwind of 17 mph or more. I got a late start for a Saturday ride since I did not get home until after 3:00PM from the Houston Area Special Olympics cycling competition at Memorial Park. My goal was to ride at least 42 miles to set up tomorrow&#8217;s ride which should get me to 120 or 125 for the week.<\/p>\n<p>The weather for the ride was picture perfect again although there was a hint of coolness in the wind and the expected 52 degrees tonight. The blue sky and 80 degrees at the start were excellent. By the time I finished the temperature was down to 78. We are supposed to have this same weather fro several more days. The humidity was in the 30 &#8211; 40% range when I was riding.<\/p>\n<p>I had a dog sprint around the 22 mile mark. This large silver haired dog was determined to stick with even though I was pushing the speed up over 24 mph. Thank goodness this was with a tailwind or the dog may have stayed with me even longer.<\/p>\n<p>My average speed was 15.5 mph which is a lot higher than I expected with the wind in the first 20 miles. This goes to show what a tailwind can do. My maximum speed was 24.1 mph (dog sprint) and average cadence was 81.9 rpm. 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