Ride over to Dave's house, where I met up with him and John. We headed up Pomerado to Twin Peaks, then over to Poway Rd via Community Rd. I wasn't pushing the pace at all in the flat and slight uphill sections, content to ride at the pace set by either John or Dave. Dave was sore from a previous day's workout, so it was mainly me and John leading throughout the ride. We headed up Poway Rd. I started out by not going too fast, but throughout much of the climb I was working pretty hard. Headed down the 67 to Scripps-Poway Pkwy, which we took down to Pomerado Rd. About here is where I discovered that I had a slow leak in my back tire. I climbed up to the top of Pomerado and beyond on Spring Canyon Rd, then stopped to fix it. My climb up Pomerado was solid, particularly the latter section, where I was able to keep a pace around 9 mph. We headed down this road, turning left on Scripps Ranch Pkwy, which has a small climb, then a pretty steep downhill to Mira Mesa Blvd. Over to Westview Pkwy, which is a nice alternative to Black Mountain Rd. Got onto Black Mountain and went over to the 56 bike trail. I took that little climb at a fairly easy pace. Down the bike trail to Carmel Valley Rd, where we headed back toward RB, staying together and trading leads. Turned on Dove Canyon Rd and used it to go over to RB Rd. By this time, my quads felt tight if I flexed them, but they didn't give me any trouble on the ride. Headed back to Dave's house, then I went home. It was a fairly decent ride for me, slower in average speed but this was what I wanted to do, not trying to punish too much after having been basically off the bike for almost two weeks.
Avg speed = 16.5 mph. Total mileage = 47.2 mi
Avg heartrate = 151 bpm
Total elevation gain = 2660'
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