Solo ride from Fellowship Camp up in Wrightwood, heading down Elm St to Hwy 2 and heading west. I felt pretty good on the first long climb, had a little bit of a tailwind at the beginning that helped push me up the road. This climb averages 5%, and it has some steeper sections heading up to the ski lifts. On the downhill to the place where the PCT crosses the highway (I went a little beyond to get in 20 miles for the whole route), I was pretty tentative, fighting nerves and some squirrelly winds. The climb back is only a little less of a grade, and I was feeling it a little bit in my lower back, but it was manageable. I had a better downhill ride on the way back, especially on the straighter sections after the ski lifts. I took it slowly on the ride back up Elm St and made it up to the top without feeling as wasted as previous years. My average speed was significantly higher than previous years, a good reflection of the training miles I've put in this year.
Avg speed = 14.3 mph. Total mileage = 20.4 mi
Avg heartrate = 150 bpm
Total elevation gain = 3050'
