4-29-09 Ride

Solo ride from home after work, longer loop up Pomerado to Ted Williams and back via Rancho Carmel and Carmel Mountain. Felt really good motoring up Pomerado. Kept a steady, head-down pace going up Ted Williams and Camino del Norte but couldn't quite keep it up to the top of the hills. No soreness from Saturday's ride.
Average speed = 18.6 mph. Total mileage = 16.3 mi.
http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/ca/san-diego/934123933520143372

2009 Alpine Challenge Metric Century

2009 Alpine Challenge Ride. Dave and I did the 60-mile route. Weather was fairly cool at the start, and my teeth were chattering. After I registered, I was standing right by Andy Hampsten. Got started, leaving from the Viejas Outlet Mall and heading east up the hill to the overpass. Then it was largely downhill for the next 14 miles or so. Dave was feeling strong at the start, while I was pacing myself, knowing what was to come. We started climbing at mile 15 and kept it up pretty much until mile 35, which was the turnaround point. Got a little bit of rain, but it felt nice when the sun came out. Whenever we stopped, I cooled down pretty quickly. At the 35-mile sag stop, it was getting chilly (it's around 3600') and really windy. I was afraid that we would have to fight the wind all the way back, but it wasn't too bad. Around this time, my hamstrings started twitching, starting with the right one. I just kept pedaling and tried to stay in low gears to keep my legs moving. It was windy in spots but the wind helped somewhat in others. The last 15 miles or so were gradually uphill, but the grade seemed steeper than it really was, since my legs were so tired. Again, I just kept pedaling. Quads were sore but not too bad and not really cramping. The last little climb by the Willows Rd overpass was short and painful. It was flat to downhill from there to the finish, and the weather at the finish was very nice, sunny and cool. Legs were sore at the end but I recovered fairly quickly. I made a dramatic improvement in my average speed from 3 years ago, when I last rode this ride. Went from 14.6 mph to 16.0 mph! Just goes to show what training and a higher level of competition will do.
Average speed = 16.0 mph. Total mileage = 58.8 mi.

Total elevation gain = 5610'
http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/ca/alpine/302124023600531919

4-23-09 Ride

Rode to and from work.
Average speed = 16 mph. Total mileage = 4.7 mi.
http://www.mapmyride.com/route/us/ca/san%20diego/235124071541511611

4-19-09 Ride

Ride from home over to Dave's house for the morning time trial loop. The weather was just right, with only a long-sleeved jersey needed. Kept pretty much with Dave, except for the short climb up Espola and the section from Sabre Springs and over Ted Williams. Finished in 54:53, probably from tired legs from the previous day's ride.
Total mileage = 23.1 mph.
http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/ca/san-diego/854917700575

4-18-09 Ride

Rode over to Dave's house, then down Pomerado to Highland Valley.Up the short, steep section, then we headed over Bandy Canyon to the 78. Up this to Ramona, where we headed south on the 67 all the way down the Lakeside grade, then back up and over to Scripps Poway Pkwy. Down to Pomerado, then back to Dave's house, after which I headed home. Throughout the ride, the wind pretty much cooperated with us. It was starting to get hot near the end. I was tired on the last stretch up Pomerado, but not sore at all. Even on the final small climbs back home, I didn't feel any cramps in my quads, which is a good sign for next week's ride.
Average speed = 16.9 mph. Total mileage = 56.6 mi.
http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/ca/san-diego/825124018060830153

4-15-09 Ride

Solo ride from home after work down to Rancho Santa Fe and back, via the Del Dios route. It was cool and breezy, even windy. The wind was coming from the southwest, so it was blowing in my face nearly the entire way down to RSF. Even on the downhills, I was generally having to pedal. Calves were tight throughout the ride, perhaps because of all of the sitting during the day. On the way back, the wind pushed me nearly all the way, and I really motored along Del Dios and Via Rancho. Felt good at the end, fairly strong. I ended up traveling much faster on the way back than on the way down.
Average speed = 17.9 mph. Total mileage = 29.4 mi.
http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/ca/san-diego/694123989096214036

4/11/09 Ride

Solo ride from home, same route as 1-17-09. Felt kind of sluggish throughout the ride. It was cool but dry at the start. Most of the first half of the ride was generally into the wind, which helped on the Miramar/Pomerado stretch. By RB Rd, it started to mist up, and the rain generally became more intense until, by the time I was riding by the park, it was going pretty steady. Glad to be done, and felt good after the ride, not wiped out. Ride is actually a little longer than MapMyRide indicates, since the bike trail portion by the 56 is a little windier.
Average speed = 17.3 mph. Total mileage = 47.0 mi.
Odometer = 9111.8 mi.
http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/ca/san-diego/909106427723

4-9-09 Ride

Solo ride from home out by RB Park, up Pomerado to Ted Williams Pkwy, right on Rancho Carmel, and then right on Carmel Mountain Rd. Left on Camino del Norte, then right on Bernardo Center Dr. Home via West Bernardo Dr to Duenda. It was cool and breezy, but the breeze only worked against me on the section on Ted Williams.
Average speed = 18.4 mph. Total mileage = 16.3 mi
http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/ca/san-diego/934123933520143372

4-8-09 Ride

Exercise bike at work on fitness program 1 at level 10, for 30 minutes.

4-4-09 Ride

Ride with Dave in the afternoon after waiting in line for tickets at Humphreys and doing some gardening. I felt pretty good, but Dave was slow from the start. He had apparently had a pretty big lunch and was slowed down by it. Went out Centre City to Mission, then up to Las Posas and over to San Marcos Blvd. Down Palomar Airport Rd to El Camino Real, then over to Encinitas Blvd. Back up through Rancho Santa Fe and onto Del Dios, which we took back Via Rancho. I really flew up Del Dios, with a fairly steady tailwind and a relatively light pace up to that point, to hang with Dave. We went up Pomerado to RB Rd to get to his house sooner, and I'm guessing he was glad to be done with this ride.
Average speed = 17.0 mph. Total mileage = 47.8 mi.
http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/ca/san-diego/809123896599970215

4-1-09 Ride

Exercise bike at work on fitness program 1 at level 10, for 30 minutes.