Thursday, November 28, 2013

11-28-2013 Ride and Hike

Solo ride in the morning to meet Ann for a hike at Iron Mountain.  I rode the short way over to Pomerado Rd, then to Scripps-Poway Pkwy.  It was cold enough for me to wear my long tights.  I warmed up fairly quickly though and was never really cold.  There wasn't much traffic, and I only saw one other cyclist.  I took it fairly slow up Scripps-Poway Pkwy, not being in much of a hurry and feeling tired from the previous day's ride.  I felt pretty good on the final climb but not fast.  On the climb back to Poway Rd on the 67, I was able to keep it above 10 mph, with just a couple of brief lapses before I saw that my speed had decreased.  I got to the parking lot with plenty of time to spare, then Ann showed up and we hiked up to the Ramona Overlook.  It had a couple of steep sections, nothing major.  At the top, we had a little snack before heading back down.  It was a nice day, not too warm and just a little breezy.  With a 10-minute break at the top, it took us about 2.5 hrs for the round trip.

Total cycling mileage = 16.? mi  Avg speed = 14.1 mph
Total elevation gain = 1680'