Saturday, March 12, 2011

3-12-2011 Ride

Ride with John, leaving from home. Originally, we were going to meet at Dave's house, but he came down with some kind of bug. Headed over by the park to Highland Valley Rd, which we took up to Bandy Canyon Rd. I felt really good on the first part of the climb, motoring on the steep section until the turn, then I kinda ran out of gas. I finished okay, but while I can go hard in intervals, my longer-term stamina is still building. Headed around the San Pasqual Valley, exiting up the hill on San Pasqual Rd. I've taken this hill faster, but I felt okay on it this time. Down to Citrus Ave, where we took a right and headed all the way over to El Norte Pkwy. Took this road all the way to Nordahl Rd, which we used to connect through Auto Park Way to Valley Pkwy. Went up this road over to Via Rancho Pkwy, then back home the normal route. Throughout the ride, I went out in intervals, pushing the pace hard, mostly on the climbs. On the flat section riding across I-15, I dropped the hammer and went out at 30 mph. Couldn't hold it for very long, but it felt good while it lasted. On the last little climb up to the stop sign by home, my quads were complaining, perhaps due to the stress from some of the intervals. At the end of the ride, I felt fine, so recovery was quick.

Average speed = 17.3 mph. Total mileage = 34.7 mi
Average heartrate = 148 bpm
Total elevation gain = 1170'
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