Sunday, August 18, 2013

08-18-2013 Ride

Ride over to Dave's house for the time trial route with the other three.  At the beginning, I asked John if he was ready to break his PR, and he said he was willing to try.  So we headed out fast, with me leading the way up RB Rd to Espola, waiting at the high point past the high school for Jim and Dave.  I was giving it pretty close to my max effort, based on my heartrate.  On the climb up to Poway Rd, I was well over 180 bpm as I kept my pace close to 11 mph for the entire small stretch.  On Poway Rd, John and I traded leads, with me leading out more and pushing the pace.  I spread it out a little bit on Sabre Springs Pkwy, again going at a high pace for me.  Same thing on Ted Williams Pkwy, slowing down at several points for John to catch up.  By the time we got onto Pomerado Rd, I was starting to feel the effects of the high output.  I led on the slight uphill section to the hospital, and we waited for the others to catch up before finishing.  Dave led out after I started ahead, and we bracketed John.  As Dave slowed, I passed them both and pushed it to the turn, where John gave it a final push to the finish.  He finished in 53:26, shattering his old PR.  I finished in 52:20, nearly as fast as I could have ridden on this day.

Total mileage = 23.3 mi.
Avg heartrate = 158 bpm
Total elevation gain = 850'
http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/260549847