Solo ride while staying up at the Lazy W Ranch for Claremont UMC Fellowship Camp. I drove the car into San Juan Capistrano, since riding on the Ortega Highway is not a good idea. Headed into SJC from where I parked, then turned right on Camino Capistrano and headed north. Turned right on Junipero Serra and crossed under the I-5, then turned left onto Rancho Viejo/Marguerite Rd. This part of the ride was somewhat familiar from earlier times of riding down from the Fullerton train station to Oceanside or San Diego. However, I think this was the first time I had ridden it in this direction. It is much more uphill in this direction, with a couple of stretches of gradual climbing. Stopped on the way and got some bread and veggie burgers at a Pavilions. Rode out to El Toro Rd, where I turned around and headed back. This section was mostly downhill, much easier, but it seemed like I hit every red light. Made good time on this part, including back through the village of SJC. The final stretch was flat to uphill, and the tailwind helped. This was the first time in awhile that I had ridden during the middle of the day, and it was toasty, particularly on the Marguerite Rd section. I suspect that my average heartrate was higher because of the higher temperature during the ride. It was in the high 80's to low 90's during much of the climbing section.
Average speed = 16.7 mph. Total mileage = 29.7 mi
Average heartrate = 155 bpm
Total elevation gain = 1080'
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