Ride with Joe from home down to Little Italy to meet up with Ann and others for a morning walking through the farmer's market. We headed through the neighborhood to RB Rd, then over to Dove Canyon Rd. Joe hadn't been riding much in the past couple of weeks, so he was lagging, particularly on the climbing sections. We got over to Carmel Valley Rd and took it up to Black Mountain Rd. Stayed on this until it turned into Kearny Villa Rd. From here, the ride was mostly flat to downhill. Down to Aero Dr, and a short jog over to Linda Vista Rd, which took us all the way down to Morena Blvd. This road tees into Taylor St, which connects to Congress St/San Diego Ave by Old Town. This is a nice, lightly traveled road, although it has a gentle climb. We turned right on Noell St and got over to Hancock St, which turns into Kettner Blvd. Then into Little Italy, where we got there early enough to have a coffee and a nice discussion at Caffe Italia before the others showed up. I felt good throughout this ride and turned in a pretty strong ride, even though it was a net downhill run.
Avg speed = 17.5 mph. Total mileage = 28.0 mi
Avg heartrate = 141 bpm
Total elevation gain = 740'
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