Ride from home, starting with a little loop before the others showed up. I headed up Azucar to Matinal and over to W Bernardo Dr. Over to RB Rd, connecting to Bernardo Center Dr and Duenda. Back to W Bernardo Dr and down to Aguamiel. I went up to Alborada and Smoke Signal to connect back to Poblado, then back to Azucar. Even though I tried to push the pace, I wasn't feeling real strength in my legs. The recent blood donation may still be having its effect. John, Dave, and Jim showed up. Jim had a work meeting, so we rode down into Sorrento Valley. Headed up to RB Rd, then over Camino del Sur to San Dieguito Rd and down into Fairbanks Ranch. We rode through the flats essentially together, Jim lagging a little bit behind. On El Camino Real, I started at a modest pace and kept it going for awhile but couldn't maintain a good pace all the way to the top, slowing just before the last stop light on this little climb. We gathered at the top and rode together basically all the way to Sorrento Valley, following the reverse of the Fourth of July course. Jim turned off here, and the three remaining riders headed up Sorrento Valley Rd. This road has a gradually climbing section, then a fairly short (<1 4s="4s" 56="56" a="a" ahead="ahead" all="all" and="and" at="at" back="back" backed="backed" basically="basically" before="before" behind="behind" black="black" bumps="bumps" but="but" camino="camino" canyon="canyon" capricorn="capricorn" carmel="carmel" climb="climb" complaining="complaining" continues="continues" couple="couple" didn="didn" dove="dove" e="e" end="end" even="even" far="far" felt="felt" fine="fine" for="for" garbage="garbage" gathered="gathered" get="get" going="going" got="got" grade.="grade." had="had" have="have" high="high" hydrated="hydrated" i="i" into="into" it="it" john.="john." just="just" kept="kept" left="left" levels="levels" little="little" me.="me." mi="mi" min="min" modest="modest" most="most" mountain="mountain" my="my" n="n" nbsp="nbsp" neighborhood="neighborhood" notably="notably" o="o" of="of" off="off" on="on" one="one" other="other" our="our" out="out" output="output" over="over" p="p" pace="pace" periods="periods" places="places" point="point" pushed="pushed" quads="quads" ranch="ranch" rb="rb" rd.="rd." rd="rd" really="really" relatively="relatively" rest="rest" retracing="retracing" ride.="ride." ride="ride" rode="rode" route="route" ruiz="ruiz" saddle="saddle" section="section" short="short" slower="slower" stayed="stayed" steep="steep" steeper="steeper" street.="street." strong="strong" stuck="stuck" sustained="sustained" t="t" than="than" the="the" then="then" this="this" though="though" through="through" time.="time." time="time" tiring="tiring" to="to" together.="together." too="too" took="took" top="top" truck="truck" turned="turned" two.="two." up="up" us="us" usual="usual" valley="valley" was="was" way="way" we="we" were="were" westwood.="westwood." where="where" with="with" y="y">
Avg speed = 16.5 mph. Total mileage = 42.0 mi
Avg heartrate = ??? bpm
Total elevation gain = 1720'
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