Ride up to Jim's house, taking the Azucar Way route, where I met up with him and Dave. It was misting throughout this ride, including at the start. We headed out across Lake Hodges and up BVP to Sunset Dr, connecting to Juniper St and taking it all the way to Washington St, using it to get over to Broadway. The section on Juniper was particularly misty. We headed out Broadway to Jesmond Dene Rd and took it over to Centre City Pkwy. I was consciously trying not to get too far ahead of the others, and I was also feeling the effects of not having ridden in nearly two weeks. We then headed over Deep Springs Rd and took it down to Buena Creek Rd. I took it really easy on the downhill section of this road, as I didn't want to crash on the rain-slick pavement. We took Santa Fe Ave to Mission Ave, following the normal route here and staying pretty much together. We followed Mission Ave all the way to Centre City Pkwy and took the normal route back toward home. Crossing the bridge, I had enough juice to get my speed up over 30 mph, but I couldn't sustain it for long. Dave split off after we got to Pomerado Rd, and Jim and I rode back home. I originally planned on riding up to Jim's house, but my left quad started complaining on the last little climb, so I cut it short.
Avg speed = 16.7 mph. Total mileage = 36.7 mi
Avg heartrate = 136 bpm
Total elevation gain = 1180'
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