Total mileage = 17.9 mi
Avg heartrate = 138 bpm
Total elevation gain = 1100'
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Ride in the afternoon over to Joe's house from church, taking Broadway. I kept a steady but not scorching pace over there. Met up with him, and we headed over to Country Club Ln. Centre City Pkwy going north was closed due to an officer-involved shooting investigation, so we kept going and turned right on Nutmeg St, which connects into Centre City Pkwy a little further north. I was steady but not super fast on this section of the ride. We took this road all the way to Camino del Rey and headed west there into a pretty steady breeze. I led out here and made good time on the slight downhill slope. We turned right on W Lilac Rd and headed up to old 395. This road has an average slope that's probably pretty similar to the Foxen Canyon section of the Solvang Century. I was able to keep my pace above 10 mph, and above 11 mph for most of it. At the top, I rode back down about a half a mile to where Joe was and turned around to ride to the stop sign again. We rode up to the top of 395, stopped briefly for some electrolyte drops, then headed back down. Rolling hills until the climb back up Champagne Blvd, which is over 2.5 mi at 3.5%. Here, I was also able to keep it above 10 mph, felt like a pretty decent accomplishment on this day. The weather started to cool down around this point. We turned right on Deer Springs Rd and took it and Twin Oaks Valley Pkwy back to Richmar Ave to Firebird Ln and onto Mission Rd, taking it to Woodland Pkwy. The wind was at our backs here, and we made good time. We stopped at a park on Woodland Pkwy so Joe could use the restroom, then we continued to El Norte Pkwy, taking it to Centre City Pkwy. Back to Joe's house via Iris Lane and Village Dr. I had a quick glass of wine with Joe, then headed back to Centre City Pkwy by retracing this route. From here, it was the normal way home. I made pretty good, not great time, hitting a number of lights and not really having a lot of push left in my legs for the stretch across the bridge or the little climb before the park. Felt fine at the end, pushing it all the way to the finish. Legs held out well, but they were tired from the day's exertions. Cardio in really good shape.
Avg speed = 17.0 mph. Total mileage = 52.7 mi
Avg heartrate = 133 bpm
Total elevation gain = 3300'
Ride in the afternoon over to Joe's house from church, taking Broadway. I kept a steady but not scorching pace over there. Met up with him, and we headed over to Country Club Ln. Centre City Pkwy going north was closed due to an officer-involved shooting investigation, so we kept going and turned right on Nutmeg St, which connects into Centre City Pkwy a little further north. I was steady but not super fast on this section of the ride. We took this road all the way to Camino del Rey and headed west there into a pretty steady breeze. I led out here and made good time on the slight downhill slope. We turned right on W Lilac Rd and headed up to old 395. This road has an average slope that's probably pretty similar to the Foxen Canyon section of the Solvang Century. I was able to keep my pace above 10 mph, and above 11 mph for most of it. At the top, I rode back down about a half a mile to where Joe was and turned around to ride to the stop sign again. We rode up to the top of 395, stopped briefly for some electrolyte drops, then headed back down. Rolling hills until the climb back up Champagne Blvd, which is over 2.5 mi at 3.5%. Here, I was also able to keep it above 10 mph, felt like a pretty decent accomplishment on this day. The weather started to cool down around this point. We turned right on Deer Springs Rd and took it and Twin Oaks Valley Pkwy back to Richmar Ave to Firebird Ln and onto Mission Rd, taking it to Woodland Pkwy. The wind was at our backs here, and we made good time. We stopped at a park on Woodland Pkwy so Joe could use the restroom, then we continued to El Norte Pkwy, taking it to Centre City Pkwy. Back to Joe's house via Iris Lane and Village Dr. I had a quick glass of wine with Joe, then headed back to Centre City Pkwy by retracing this route. From here, it was the normal way home. I made pretty good, not great time, hitting a number of lights and not really having a lot of push left in my legs for the stretch across the bridge or the little climb before the park. Felt fine at the end, pushing it all the way to the finish. Legs held out well, but they were tired from the day's exertions. Cardio in really good shape.
Avg speed = 17.0 mph. Total mileage = 52.7 mi
Avg heartrate = 133 bpm
Total elevation gain = 3300'
