Ride from the transit station parking lot off Ted Williams Pkwy to John's house, where I met up with him and Jim. Before we even started riding, Jim had to fix a flat. We headed up Scripps-Poway Pkwy. On the climb to the top, two guys passed me riding easy. I tried to keep up with them, but they were just better. Headed down the Lakeside grade, then over Lakeside Ave to Riverford/El Nopal, which we took up to Magnolia. Turned right on Mast Ave and stayed on this road all the way to the 52 bike trail. This is a long, gradual uphill, and the bike trail was really messy. I felt like I made pretty good time on this uphill, keeping my pace at a steady clip. On the downhill section near the bottom, I got a flat and had to fix it. Took the Santee Rd offramp and headed over to Clairemont Mesa Blvd, which allowed us to connect to Ruffin Rd/Kearny Mesa Blvd. On this part of the ride, we pretty much stayed together. I was a little worried on the Pomerado Rd section that I wouldn't have much left in the tank, but I felt pretty good for most of it, just running out of gas right near the top. Back to John's the normal way, then back to the parking lot. On this final section, I could feel my back wheel bumping, and I found out at the end that the bead of the tire had popped out of the rim (may have been that way for quite a while) and pinched the tube, causing it to flat. Oh well!
Avg. speed = 17.1 mph. Total mileage = 46.0 mi
Avg. heartrate = 150 bpm
Total elevation gain = 2320'
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