Time trial route in the morning, riding over to Dave's house and meeting up with him, John, and Jim. I kept with them, slowing down when I got out in front and letting them catch up. John lagged behind us on the little climb by the turn, so we waited at the top of the hill just past the high school. Some other guys passed us while we were waiting, but we caught up with them on the downhill. On the little climb up to Poway Rd, they passed us, so I got on their wheel, saw they couldn't keep with me, and outpaced them. I kept my speed above 10 mph the entire time, felt pretty good about that. I didn't have my heartrate monitor with me, as I was in the middle of putting it back together after the display froze. On the downhill near the bottom by the turn, Jim got a front tire flat, so John and I stopped to help him. We all stayed together on Poway Rd, then John got a flat just past Pomerado Rd. We helped him fix it, then all rode basically together, with John lagging behind on the climbing sections. I dialed it back significantly on Sabre Springs Pkwy, riding with Dave and Jim, only sprinting near the end to get my heartrate going. On Ted Williams Pkwy, Dave and Jim got out ahead, while I waited to ride with John. We caught up with them, having the benefit of making the light onto Pomerado Rd, then Dave, John, and I pushed the pace pretty steadily but not stressfully on the way up to Pomerado Hospital. John dropped the hammer near the end, but I was able to hang with him without too much difficulty. On the downhill section, it was Dave's turn to ride fast, and I hung on his wheel. I finished in around 55:00, no real hard riding except for the little stretch up to Poway Rd.
Total mileage = 23.1 mi
Total elevation gain = 820'
http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/4958719
In the afternoon (it was >90 deg), I rode over to church to meet up with Joe. I also fixed my heartrate monitor. It's really tricky to keep track of the three springs located in between the battery and the electronics module. It was also breezy, although I didn't really notice it on the way to church. They had recently repaved BVP, and it was still sticky. I kept the pace moderate going up Sunset since it was pretty hot. Took the Juniper route and got to church just before Joe showed up. It was nice to wait in the shade. We headed over Broadway to Mission Ave, then headed west directly into a 15 mph breeze, and it was brutal for me. I was worn out from the other weekend rides and didn't have much drive in my legs throughout this ride. Joe and I rode together the whole way on Mission, with him occasionally taking the lead to give me a needed break. We turned right on Las Posas Rd and took this slight incline to Borden Rd, where it gets a little steeper but not for very long. It was long enough for me, as I was really getting worn out. We regrouped at the top and rode down, with the wind now at our backs, to Twin Oaks Valley Pkwy, then over to Barham Dr. Around this time, I felt a twinge in my left hamstring and got a little worried that my leg my seize up, with about 10 mi of riding still to go. It didn't last, and I intentionally kept the pace modest, only breaking out a little on the section of Mission Ave that was slightly downhill with the wind at our backs. We were riding at 30 mph for a period, and it felt good. Headed back into town by taking the little jog over to Washington, then Tulip over to Valley Pkwy. The light here takes forever to change. Then it was an easy finish, with the wind at our backs, to get to church. I took off, with not much left in the tank. Took 5th Ave over to Centre City Pkwy and was surprised to have a tailwind, when I really could use it. I made decent time here, suffering a significant left leg cramp near Felicita Ave. Again, luckily, it didn't persist. I flew down the road on the downhill section by I-15, and did okay going over Lake Hodges, slowing down at the end. It was slow going up the little hill by the park and slow again on the final little climb back home. Really felt good to get home and not have to ride anymore.
Avg speed = 16.4 mph. Total mileage = 31.3 mi
Avg heartrate = 141 bpm
Total elevation gain = 840'
http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/139549619
