Initial solo ride up Azucar to Duenda, then over to Pomerado Rd via normal route. Took Pomerado to Scripps-Poway Pkwy, keeping the pace moderate. Then over to John's house using the normal route, where I met up with him and Dave. Dave is still recovering from a knee injury and was intentionally keeping the stress level on his knee minimized, which meant he was slow, particularly in the climbing sections. We headed up Scripps-Poway Pkwy to the 67, then down toward Lakeside. Headed over to Mast Blvd using the normal route through the neighborhood. Again, here I was keeping the pace moderate, not pushing things too hard. I did ride up the grade at a fairly good clip, nothing record-breaking. Took Mast over to the 52 bike trail, which has about a 2 mile gradual grade. At the top, I stopped to tighten the magnet for my speed sensor. Again, I took a decent but not blistering pace on this climb. We headed down to Santo Rd and got the word from Dave to try and cut the ride short, so we turned right on Clairemont Mesa Blvd and took it over to Ruffin Rd/Kearny Villa Rd. Here, we slowed the pace down quite a bit, to stay close to Dave. Over to Pomerado Rd, where he said he would ride slowly and wait for John to come an pick him up in the truck after we finished. John and I rode together for about 2/3 of the way up, trading leads until the incline steepened up a little bit. He fell back but still had a really good climb here. Back to his house the normal way; I sprinted up the last little hill before Angelique and felt pretty good. I headed home via Sabre Springs Pkwy, almost getting hit by a car (my fault) at the Poway Rd intersection. Took Rancho Carmel Dr to Carmel Mountain Rd, then Camino del Norte to Bernardo Center Dr. Home via the normal route by work. I was riding on tired legs but they weren't cramped or tightened up at the end, perhaps because I kept a moderate pace during most of the ride.
Avg speed = 16 mph. Total mileage = 60.2 mi
Avg heartrate = 141 bpm
Total elevation gain = 2730'
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