Ride from home with John. It was a cloudy and cool day. Out Via Rancho Pkwy to Del Dios, then all the way down to Solana Beach, where we turned around and rode back up the same way. John was behind most of the time, couldn't keep up on any of the uphill sections. My heartrate monitor quit on me during the ride, probably needs new batteries. My cyclometer also wouldn't work for about 10 miles after the turnaround point. It kicked in at the base of the Del Dios climb, where I kept my speed above 9 mph the whole way. Felt pretty good about that accomplishment. With all of the recent rains, there was water running over the spillway by the dam, cool to see. On the way back on Via Rancho Pkwy, we caught up with a group of riders, and it was a challenge to try and ride up to the front of the pack. I didn't make it, but it certainly made me work harder than I would have. We flew over the freeway, and only a couple of them stayed with us.
Average speed = 17.5 mph. Total mileage = 40.0 mi.
Total elevation gain = 1620'
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