Ride with Dave and Jim, riding over to Dave's house and heading north on Pomerado Rd, crossing the lake on the freeway and turning onto BVP. Stayed on this road until Idaho Dr, which we took over to Ash. In the early part of the ride, I kept my pace somewhat easy, since Dave was recovering from a cold and we didn't want to push it too hard. Over to El Camino Norte and then a right on Broadway, which we took out to Jesmond Dene Rd. This climb isn't bad. Dave was not too far behind me, so it seemed that he recovered well. I think I prefer it to the Centre City Pkwy climb that parallels it. Up to Deer Springs Rd, then back via Twin Oaks Valley Pkwy. Left on Barham Dr and over to Mission Dr, which we took down to the normal way of getting over to Valley Pkwy. Over to Quince, then the jog to get onto Centre City Pkwy and back. Dave and Jim headed up to Dave's house after the lake crossing, but I had to be back home to go over to the SDA Church for BW sign-ups, so I headed straight home. On the little climb before the park, my quads were tight for the first time in a long time. They were the same way on the last little climb up to the house. Felt fine at the end, so I'm guessing it was just a matter of more miles being put on them than they had experienced in awhile.
Avg speed = 17.6 mph. Total mileage = 37.4 mi
Avg heartrate = 149 bpm
Total elevation gain = 1090'
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