Ride from home up to Jim's house, where I met up with him and rode over to Dave's. From there, we headed back up RB Rd to Camino del Sur and over to Carmel Valley Rd. Took this road to Del Mar Heights Rd, which has a section not too long after the turn that was steeper than I remembered. However, the climb just past the freeway wasn't as bad as I had recalled. This portion of the ride was misty, with a fairly heavy marine layer present on the coast. Headed north on PCH to Via de la Valle, where we turned inland and headed back to Paseo Delicias. On the final climb up to this intersection, I got a thorn in my rear tire and it went flat. The first tube burst after I had put it in and pumped it up to near maximum. Bummer! The second tube held, although I didn't put as much air into it. I was pretty beat from changing the tires, which I think affected my pace going up Del Dios. We waited at the top of the first climb for Jim, then pretty much stayed together throughout the rest of the climbing. Turned right on Via Rancho Pkwy and headed over to the freeway. Going over the freeway, Dave really opened it up on pace, and I couldn't keep up with him. Jim split off at the intersection with Pomerado, while Dave and I headed back up to his house. I turned off at RB Rd and headed home via W Bernardo Dr, since I was pretty beat and didn't want to climb the part on Bernardo Center Dr. Got home okay, no muscle cramping and not too much soreness, just tiredness.
Average speed = 17.1 mph. Total mileage = 46.7 mi
Average heartrate (with stop to fix flat) = 148 bpm
Total elevation gain = 1690'
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