Solo ride from home after leaving early from work, heading down to Moonlight Beach for the end-of-summer church beach party. Headed out RB Rd to Camino del Sur. I suspected I was in for a tougher=than-expected ride as soon as I felt the stiffness of the headwind I was riding into heading west. Had a big lunch too, and that seemed to weigh on me during the ride. Down to San Dieguito Rd and through Fairbanks Ranch to El Apajo, which I used to connect to Via de la Valle. Climbing up this section wasn't too bad, mainly because the wind was less of an issue. Headed into Rancho Santa Fe and took the turnoff to Encinitas, going by the golf course. This stretch was okay, much of it downhill. The one short steep uphill section was tougher than expected. Turned on Encinitas Blvd, which has a gradual uphill for about a mile that was a challenge. After that, there was really only one small uphill section just past El Camino Real, and I was pretty slow going up it. What made the ride tiring for me was the steady breeze I was riding into. Even on the downhills, it seemed like it was slowing me down even as I was working harder than usual. Glad to be done with that ride.
Average speed = 17.2 mph. Total mileage = 18.9 mi
Average heartrate = 156 bpm
Total elevation gain = 640'
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