20170409 cycling

I am still riding my 820. #30days30rides is a good incentive to get me out every day.

you know it is windy when the big flag flies

Monday
72° humidity 91% wind 9 SE
Too windy. 
They are setting up on Beardsley for construction. My guess is resurfacing. 
Big black pickup stopped in crosswalk at Mansfield and SR56.  The windows were tinted so I couldn't see the driver.  I drove around him slowly. Sigh. 
9.03 miles
10.83 mph

a grey and windy ride. the view along brice b downs is not inspiring.

Tuesday
71° humidity 89% wind 7 SSE
Grey and windy. Road construction started on Beardsley, I rode to Kinnan down to Cross Creek. I made the mistake of riding to BBD. The shoulder was blocked with construction. 
10.39 miles
11.05 mph

the birdhouses at union park are starting to show their age

Wednesday
78° humidity 92% wind 4-10 SSE
Too warm. 
Construction has started on Beardsley. They are tearing up the road and left one lane open. The flagger said I could go through as the bike lane was still open. But the cones are placed in such a way that cars need to use the bike lane as well. Thankfully everyone was going slow. 
Windy. 
I got confused which way to ride through Union Park to take advantage of the wind. It seemed to keep changing directions. 
12.93 miles
10.68 mph

Thursday
74° humidity 88% wind 4 SW
Break in the rain, I decided to go for a quick ride. Still dark but streetlights lit up enough to see the road.
A few raindrops near the college and on SR56 but not enough to even take off my glasses.
I got home just in time before the rain started again in earnest.
6.02 miles
10.67 mph

pasco hernando state college porter campus

Friday
53° humidity 62% wind 6 NW
Late start. 
Chilly but wind didn't seem that strong. 
Rode out to BBD. 
7.12 miles
10.74 mph

dusty and bumpy beardsley

Saturday
62° humidity 64% wind 2-7 N
Sunny and warmer and windier. 
I made the mistake of turning down Mansfield. It didn't look that bad but it was. The bike lane was gone and filled with sand. I tried riding in the gutter and jumped to the sidewalk when I could. Dusty and cars made it worse. 
The wind picked up and made riding SR56 quicker. 
12.42 miles
11.42 mph

wiregrass elementary

Sunday
58° humidity 84% wind 4 NE
Warming up from low of 46° this morning! Sunny. 
I thought about riding the regular loop and decided it wasn't worth the bumps and dust. I rode out Mansfield to Hueland Pond to SR56. Headwind along Mansfield. 
6.05 miles
11.07 mph
This week 63.9 miles
This year 783 miles