Ride from home with John over to Joe's house, using the normal Centre City route to Iris, then left on Village. From his place, we headed up Centre City to Old Castle/Lilac Rd to Valley Center Rd. I was in short sleeves and shorts, and it was a little cooler than I had planned. I had a flat on the section of Centre City just past where Joe joined us, and I was wearing new short-fingered gloves, after my old pair had ripped apart on the previous ride. The climb up Old Castle was not as bad or as long as I had remembered it, about 2.5 mi with some 7% grade sections. On Valley Center Rd, Joe had a flat as well. The ride down into Escondido was colder than expected, as the day had become overcast. Back to Centre City on El Norte Pkwy, where we split up with Joe and headed home the normal route. My legs were tired from the previous day, but no soreness or cramping.
Total mileage = 43.4 mi.
Total elevation gain = 1940'
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