Thursday noon ride with the HP crew. This ride is supposed to be a an easier pace, and that was true this week, compared to the Tuesday ride. Headed out RB Rd to Camino del Sur and down to San Dieguito Rd, which we took down through Fairbanks Ranch, turning right on El Apajo/Via de Santa Fe and getting over to Via de la Valle. Up this short climb to Paseo Delicias, then through Rancho Santa Fe via La Gracia, Via de Alba, and Los Arboles, ending up on Camino del Bosque. This road connects to Via de Santa Fe, and from here we retraced our path. On this ride, the section where riders go hard is on the climb up out of Fairbanks Ranch on San Dieguito Rd. I led the group for about 2/3 of the climb, then the guy in back of me attacked. I stayed with him until he conked out, but meanwhile three other riders (Tony, Perry, and Todd)
pulled ahead and left me behind. Wow, they are strong! On the gradual climb back up Camino del Sur, nobody was really interested in going hard, but a small group took off near RB Rd and sprinted ahead of everybody else. Again, all of these riders were much stronger than I am. After the turn onto RB Rd, I headed back quickly to make a 1:30 meeting.
Average speed = 18.4 mph. Total mileage = 23.5 mi.
Total elevation gain = 1000'
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