Monday, January 21, 2013

01-21-2013 Ride

Solo ride from home on MLK day. It took me a while to get motivated to get out on the bike, and I wasn't sure how far I was going to ride.  Headed over the freeway to BVP and up to Sunset Dr. This little climb wasn't all that tough. Got over to Centre City Pkwy via Felicita and headed to Mission Rd.  Over to Barham Dr and through the neighborhood route to San Marcos Blvd.  Then I headed all the way down to the coast on Palomar Airport Rd. I was facing a little headwind here. Got onto PCH and made good time. It was sunny and nice here, and lots of people were hanging out by the beach. I turned inland at Via de la Valle and made my way to El Camino Real. Looped around San Dieguito Rd and up to Camino del Sur. I made decent time on this climb, and I headed over to Carmel Valley Rd to get more miles in. The climb here was steady, not too fast. Headed home via Dove Canyon Dr to RB Red, which I took down to W Bernardo Dr. Home the normal way. Felt good when I finished.

Avg speed = 18.0 mph. Total mileage = 52.3 mi
Avg heart rate = 140 bpm
Total elevation gain = 2730'