Ride from the parking lot by Carmel Mountain Ranch over to John's house, following Rancho Carmel Dr and Sabre Springs Pkwy to Springhurst Dr, then the normal way to his place. This part of the ride, along with the following 45 min or so, was ridden in a heavy, wet fog. John had a strong start to the ride, keeping pace with me on all of the flat and slight uphill sections. We headed up to Scripps-Poway Pkwy, then over to I-15, taking Mercy Rd over to Black Mountain Rd. We stayed on this road, as it changed to Kearny Villa Rd, then Ruffin Rd. We turned left on Aero Dr, then made a quick right on Murphy Canyon Rd. The road feeds into a bike trail over to Qualcomm Stadium, and we looped around the stadium, getting over to Friars Rd and heading east. This road is deceptively long, as we took it over to Napa St for a short jog to Linda Vista Rd. Here there was a long, gradual climb past USD, after which the slope dropped off somewhat. We stayed on Linda Vista Rd all the way to Kearny Mesa Rd, which we took over to Balboa Ave. Over the freeway to Kearny Villa Rd, which we followed back to Ruffin Rd. By this time, John was flagging a little bit. On the section by Miramar MCAS, I pushed the pace pretty hard, including a fast climb up a short slope that worked me out pretty good. I seem to be able to stand on the pedals for a longer period of time. Back up Pomerado Rd, where I felt pretty good, not great. I didn't have a good finish at the top of the climb. We returned to John's house the normal way. I felt good at this point, no soreness and pretty good stamina left. After a quick break, I headed back to the car by retracing my route. I didn't have much at all on the little uphill on Sabre Springs Pkwy, but I did pretty well on Rancho Carmel Dr, only running out of gas near the end.
Avg speed = 17.3 mph. Total mileage = 48.6 mi
Avg heartrate = 148 bpm
Total elevation gain = 1730'
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