Time trial ride, starting from home and meeting up with John at Dave's house. Dave was going to ride but decided not to on Sunday morning. We started out at a modest pace, and any time during the entire ride when I pushed my speed even a little bit, John fell back. I would ride out in front, notice he wasn't keeping pace, then dial it back to connect with him. We rode this way to the bottom of the little climb up to Poway Rd, where I pushed the pace, keeping it basically above 10-11 mph up to near where it flattens out. Fairly good cardio and leg strength on this section. We rode together down onto the flats on Poway Rd, but John would fall back on the longer, faster or upward sloping sections. I slowed down to ride with him as we turned onto Sabre Springs Pkwy, but even at my much slower pace he was behind. I took it easy on this section, waited for John to catch up, then we rode together on Ted Williams Pkwy and about midway on Pomerado Rd up to the crest at the hospital. In the last downhill section before the turn onto Rio Rd, I kicked out the jams and hit 36 mph. Finished in 56:30, and I feel I could easily have taken 3 minutes off this time without truly pushing it. We'll see how times come down on the time trial route as Dave and John get back into cycling shape. Back home at a modest pace.
Total mileage = 23.1 mi
Avg heartrate = 144 bpm
Total elevation gain = 820'
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