Solo ride in the morning over to John's house. It was really dark, with very little light at the start. I used my headlight and a taillight that I bought the night before at Sports Authority. Headed over to Pomerado Rd, keeping a decent pace but not pushing it. On Pomerado Rd, I rode up through a fog bank, then down out of it, then into another one. Standard route to John's house, where it wasn't really all the light when I got there due to the overcast. Jim rode with us too. We headed up to the top of Pomerado Rd and down to Kearny Villa Rd, which we took to Ruffin Rd and then turned left on Clairemont Mesa Blvd. We then turned right on Murphy Canyon Rd, which parallels the I-15 freeway, and rode down to Qualcomm Stadium. Around the stadium in the parking lot, exiting at the main entrance and turning left on Friars Rd. We took this road over to Mission Center Rd and headed up. There is some serious steepness on this road on the last half-mile before it connects with Murray Ridge Rd, where we turned left. I took it steady but couldn't have ridden much faster. We took a left on Sandrock Rd and then another left on Aero Dr to get over to Kearny Villa Rd, which we took back toward John's house. Standard route back from here. Jim was fading by this point, and John was riding steady but not super fast. I kept my pace about the same as John's, slowing down when I got too far ahead. We generally rode together up Pomerado Rd, with separation occurring near the top at the two little steeper inclines. Back to John's house, where I took a brief rest before heading home via Pomerado Rd. I took RB Rd over to W Bernardo Dr, not willing to do the little climb on Duenda Rd. Had a good finishing ride home, my legs felt just fine, just a little tired during the day.
Avg speed = 17.4 mph. Total mileage = 53.3 mi
Avg heartrate = 136 bpm (estimated, didn't capture much of the ride on my heart monitor)
Total elevation gain = 2720'
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