Solo ride initially over to Joe's house, taking BVP to Sunset Dr and up to Juniper. It was cool at the start, enough to wear ear protectors and light full gloves. Took Juniper to Valley Pkwy and then onto Broadway, which I rode to Country Club Ln. Then to Joe's house, where we met up and headed north on Centre City Pkwy. He was pretty slow on the uphills, and he picked a route without a lot of flat sections. We rode out to the top of the bridge at Lilac Rd. That stretch of road has some pretty steep sections in it, and it slowed me down quite a bit. We rode back down into a headwind that slowed us down, and Joe fell back on the little uphills, so I waited for him to catch up. On the climb back to Deer Springs, I kept it above 10 mph the whole way, but it was a challenge near the end when I was getting worn out. We got back to his house, then I took Village to Iris Lane and onto Centre City Pkwy, staying on this road all through Escondido, then the normal route home. I made good time and felt decent, legs held up okay although they were tiring at the end.
Avg speed = 17.2 mph. Total mileage = 43.9 mi
Avg heartrate = 145 bpm
Total elevation gain = 2110'
