This was a good day. Ride while staying in Houston, with Mark and some of his riding buddies. We met at his house in Sugar Land, loaded the bikes into the truck and headed over to the meet-up place in Stafford, off the Southwest Fwy. There we met up with Bruce Gilbert, Al, Mike, and another rider. It was a while before we got going, Bruce had to check everybody's gear before we rode. Then we headed over to Airport Blvd and started riding west. Went for about 9 miles, and at some point Mike realized that he had lost his keys along the way. We retraced our route for a while with no luck, so he ended up turning around and riding back to look for them. By this time, we had been joined by another group of riders who the others knew. I won't attempt to call out the route by the roads we took, but it was generally in the west direction, along good roads, and very, very flat. We rode out to a large gas station and convenience store, where we took a break and Bruce decided he needed to adjust Mark's headset in a major way. So we were there longer than expected. I should have refilled my water at this point but foolishly didn't. Fairly similar pace on the way back, but there were a couple of places where I and another rider got out in front and pushed it a little bit. I ran out of water with about 6 miles to go, so the last stretch was kinda tough. Weather was delightful, temperature-wise, but it was windy, and the going was difficult when we were riding into the wind. For the most part, on the way back the wind was generally helping us.
Avg speed = 14.9 mph. Total mileage = 43.0 mi
Avg power = 93 W. Weighted avg power = 108 W
Total elevation gain = 30'
Avg heartrate = 114 bpm
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