Sunday, January 6, 2013

01-06-2013 Ride

Ride from home over to Dave's house for a time trial ride with John.  It looked kinda sketchy when I left home, and I got misted on pretty heavily on the way over.  It was relatively clear at Dave's place, so John and I decided to give it a go.  We headed up RB Rd and Espola without any problems, getting up to Poway Rd okay.  I made pretty good time on the little climb there.  Heading down into Poway on Poway is when it started to rain, and it was pretty bad.  It was still cold, so I was both cold and wet.  I told John I was going to cut it short by heading back via Pomerado Rd, and he agreed.  He was riding pretty well, and he outpaced me on the first part of the climb up by the hospital.  I caught and passed him before the top.  We rode together on wet roads back to Dave's house, and I headed home via RB Rd to W Bernardo Dr.  My toes were numb from the cold and wet.  This was certainly a case of being delighted to finish this ride.

Avg speed = 17.6 mph. Total mileage = 19.9 mi
Total elevation gain = 1170'