Tour De Houston

Sunday dawned a little cool for the Tour De  Houston kick off with phased starts from 7.30 am - this was the 2nd time I had done the ride, and I put in a half century getting back before 12 pm to City Hall downtown where there was a band playing at the finish line. The ride went out on a long loop along the Heights at Yale, along Tidwell into Humble and for 70 plus milers even further North. It was windy on the way  out which took 5 miles off but I managed to hit 20 mph coming back in some stretches. Interesting neighborhoods - The heights has really come along in terms of a mix of housing and eating spots, but we also passed through some poorer areas of town and even small farms as we got to the outskirts - Next weekend the plan is to try a 60 - 70 miler  not many weeks left to get ready!

 

Above is City Hall at the end of the ride with the band playing across from the reflection pool.

Across from the old Alley Theater the Houston Palestinian Festival was in swing for its 6th year!