Time trial ride with Dave and John. It was cool but not cold. Even though I rode more than I had ridden in awhile on the previous day, I felt fine but not ready to push it hard. We kept the pace moderate on the Espola Rd section, and I only pushed it on the little climb. Steady riding to the climb up to Poway Rd, where I kept it at about 9 mph, again not going all-out. Hit a lot of lights on Poway Rd, which slowed down the pace. I accelerated up the little hill before the turn onto Sabre Springs Pkwy and felt good there. Just a steady pace after this until the pause before Ted Williams Pkwy, continued this pace until just past the first light, where I again accelerated up the little climb and tried to keep things going. On Pomerado Rd, Dave and I stayed together for much of the ride to the hospital, where I pulled away near the end. On the following downhill, we all three started together, but Dave led out and I followed. Near the end, I accelerated ahead of him for a little bit, but he caught me, although I could tell he was giving it pretty much everything. Finished in about 55:05,
feeling good, still working on restoring my cardio to a higher-performance level.
Total mileage = 23.1 mi
Average heartrate = 154 bpm
Total elevation gain = 820'
http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/4958719
