Cruel Wind to SH 242 Bike Ride
Cruel wind! I hurried to start the bike ride today because a “cool” front is supposed to arrive sometime this afternoon or early evening. Leaving at 11:25 bicycling to the north the cruel wind greeted me challenging my tired legs to push the pedals hard enough to maintain 14+ mph and average just over 13 mph. Route selection played the major part with “Kingwood – SH 242 – Kingwood” going north for 16 miles before I turned back to enjoy the tailwind side of the 17 mph NW wind. The bike ride totaled 35.16 miles when I finished at 1:57 but even the last 7/10 of mile was into the wind slowing me to less than 15 mph as a goodbye. This probably ...
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