Ride from John's house with him, Dave, and Jim. Dave was riding with 30 lb of weights on his bike frame. Was cool at the start but not cold, and we began the ride uphill, which warmed me up. Up to the top of Pomerado, then down to Kearny Villa Rd and over to Balboa. We took this all the way to Soledad Mountain Rd and up to the top. Just before the turn, Jim had a flat. I got up to the top and waited for a little while, then turned around to ride down and back up the last bit with John. I ended up missing my turn and heading down the wrong road for about half a mile. Oops. Turned around and met the guys up by the cross. We headed down Via Capri, which is a 15% grade and very rough pavement at the top. Too many turns to go very fast at any point, but it would be a wild ride for the uninhibited cyclist. We headed back via Torrey Pines Rd, which I had forgotten was a gradual climb up to UCSD. Got on La Jolla Village Dr, which turns into Miramar Rd, and headed back the way we came. John had been out for a couple of weeks with a recurrence of blood clots, so he was slow and running out of gas on the last climb up Pomerado. Even still, he hung in there the whole way, which is amazing to me. The guy has a gritty constitution and do-it attitude. I felt good the whole way, no problems motoring up Pomerado while trying to keep my heartrate around 165 bpm.
Average speed = 17.3 mph. Total mileage = 38.0 mi
Total elevation gain = 1760'
Average heartrate = 151 bpm
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