Solo ride from home. I woke up at 6:30 and had to be over at Dave's house at 7:00, so I had to hustle. Got over there in time, and we rode up Pomerado Rd to Camino Del Norte. Took this road toward the coast. On this early part of the ride, Dave pretty much stayed with me, only falling back a little on the climbs. We took a right on San Dieguito Rd. At this point, I was a ways ahead of Dave. It had been cool at the start of the ride but was warming up, so I switched my gloves out. Dave came on and really sped down the hill, and I couldn't keep up with him. Even at the base of the hill and in the flats, I really wasn't feeling all that strong. I took my jacket off after we got onto El Camino Real, and that seemed to help. Felt pretty good going up this hill, and Dave was starting to slow down. We made good time down to the 56 bike trail, and I was feeling better and doing okay, not great, on this gradual uphill all the way to the freeway. Dave was starting to lag further behind, and his knee was a little balky. We headed up Ted Williams Pkwy to Pomerado Rd, and Dave was ready to break the ride off a little shorter than we'd originally planned. We rode back to his place, and I took the Pomerado Rd route back home. I felt good at the end, no muscle cramping or pain, not even really sore.
Avg. speed = 17.2 mph. Total mileage = 43.3 mi
Avg heartrate = 148 bpm
Total elevation gain = 1540'
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