Saturday, July 30, 2011

7-30-2011 Ride

Solo ride from home, after fixing two flats, including a tube blowout. Need those new tires! Down across the freeway and up Via Rancho Pkwy. I had played tennis for the first time in a long time the night before, and I had no drive in my legs. So I kept the pace low. Down Del Dios to Via de la Valle. As I was going downhill, I noticed that I had a slow leak in my rear tire. Ugh! Stopped at the turn onto Via de Santa Fe and fixed it, deciding to cut my ride short. Headed on this road to El Apajo, then up the 3 Witches climb on San Dieguito Rd. Turned right at Camino del Sur and rode over to Carmel Valley Rd. Up and down to Dove Canyon, then up and left on Camino San Bernardo, going through the 4S Ranch neighborhood, by Del Norte High School, and over Lone Quail back to RB Rd. Took this to W Bernardo Dr, then back home the normal route. All in all, a disappointing ride. I was slow and felt out of shape, even though I'm in generally good condition.

Avg speed = 16.6 mph. Total mileage = 30.1 mi
Avg heartrate = 145 bpm
Total elevation gain = 1470'
http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/43830512/