Rode over to John's house from Carmel Mountain Rd on an overcast cool day. I kept my speed above 10 mph on all of the climbs on this day. Met up with him and Dave, and we rode up to Scripps-Poway Pkwy and down to Black Mountain Rd. Headed over to Mira Mesa Blvd, which we took to Camino Ruiz. We stayed on the course for the Fourth of July ride; John had a flat that slowed us down. I got behind them at the big downhill' and then I had to stop and adjust my cyclometer sensor unit. So I had to ride pretty hard to catch up with them. We turned right on El Camino Real and headed up hill, eventually turning on Carmel Canyon Rd and riding down to meet the 56 bike trail. I was slowing up here, so I dialed it back on this section. We took the rail all the way to Ted Williams Pkwy and then to Pomerado Rd. Back to John's house the. normal way, and I really had to work on the last climb. Then I headed back to the car, trying to ride fast enough to log a 17 mph average speed.
Avg speed = 17.0 mph. Total mileage = 42.8 mi
Avg heartrate = 138 bpm
Total elevation gain = 1920'
