What do you do when there is a 20+ mph wind coming from the north and you need a bike ride...you do what all smart cyclists should do...you drive your car North 30 miles and head south with the wind to your back!
So after picking up tacos & donuts at Mi Victoria, we drove to my Uncle Elmer's place near Georgetown to park the cars. It was so very thoughtful of them to leave the garage door unlocked so we could access the restroom.
for the first 5 miles on FM 3405 we averaged 15 mph, took us 20 mins to get to Parmer (Ronald Reagan Blvd that far north)
OOnce on Parmer w th winds to our backs, we flew! First hill I went up it going 17 mph, in the big ring, second bigger hill went up it at 12 mph...I hope this pace can continue...tried to stay in the big ring the entire ride, but on the next few hills had to bail out of it (think the wind shifted ;-))
Kristen felt we could do the ride in 1.5 hours, so I had a goal to beat.
Total saddle time was 1 hr 28 mins, total time from place to place was 1:33 or so...we only hit 3 stop lights!
Averaged 18.9 mph for the entire ride, later that night I figured out the speed along Parmer to Alison's and it was 20 mph ! woo hoo!
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Miles for this ride: 27
Miles for the week: 27
Total miles for the month: 114
Total miles for 2011: 1252
Miles to go: 248 to hit 1500!
Odometer: 11061
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