Ride in the morning, last one of the year, with Dave, who's been a real trooper over the holiday break. It was as cold as the previous day, so I doubled up on gloves (it didn't really help). We headed down to the pedestrian bridge and across Lake Hodges that way for a change, then headed on BVP to San Pasqual Rd, taking down into the valley. My fingers and toes were numb and hurting here. Over to the 78 via Old Milky Way. Once we got out into the sun on the 78, my fingers started warming up and feeling better, but my toes stayed cold throughout the ride. The cold was also holding Dave back, as he didn't have any real push in his legs until later. We headed out to Bandy Canyon Rd, taking it over to Highland Valley Rd. That climb was fine, no fast times but my endurance felt pretty good. I was taking the pace easy for most of this ride, which was the general pattern of my riding over the holiday break. Down the hill and over to Pomerado Rd, which we took up to Bernardo Heights Pkwy. Over to Bernardo Center Dr and then up to W Bernardo Dr, following the normal route home from here. It was a short ride, and my legs have been holding up just fine, although the rides have tired me out each day.
Avg speed = 16.0 mph. Total mileage = 29.6 mi
Avg heartrate = 129 bpm
Total elevation gain = 1780'
