Ride on Christmas Eve morning with John from home out through the neighborhood to RB Rd and Camino del Sur. Turned right on Artesian Rd and followed the route from 12-3-09 up to Paseo Delicias in Rancho Santa Fe. We took this road over to El Camino del Norte and down through Olivenhaim to Rancho Santa Fe Rd. Took this road all the way to San Elijo Rd. This middle section of the road had a lot of gradual uphills, good for training for the Stagecoach Century in the middle of January. Through San Elijo Hills to Elfin Forest/Harmony Grove Rd. This is a good road to ride, although the minor climbs were more challenging on tired legs. Turned left on Country Club Dr, another road with minor climbs. Over to Auto Pkwy / Nordahl Rd and up to El Norte Pkwy. At this point, we were largely done with the climbing, and we headed back through Escondido on Centre City Pkwy. On the freeway over Lake Hodges, John ran over a nail and got a flat on his loaner bike. Changed the flat and headed on home. Again, it was cold at the start and cool throughout the ride.
Total mileage = 40.1 mi
Average heartrate (with stops) = 138 bpm
Total elevation gain = 1440'
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