Ride over to John's house, taking the normal route over to Pomerado Rd and from there to his place. I kept the pace steady but not fast and had a pretty good initial ride up the little hill near his house. Slowed down about 4/5 of the way to the turn, but it was still a pretty good climb. We headed over to Scripps-Poway Pkwy and up to the 67. It had been a while since I'd ridden on this road. I kept my pace above 8 mph for the last climb and felt pretty solid at the top. We rode down toward Lakeside, fast on the downhill, then turning onto Vigilante Rd and Moreno Ave. On the flats here, John and I traded leads and kept up a good pace. We turned on Willow Rd and took it over to Wildcat Canyon Rd. I hadn't ridden up this climb in a long time, but I didn't feel as sore in my lower back as the last time. We only went up to Muth Valley Rd, turning left here and having to tackle a fairly steep grade for about a mile. We took this road until it ended, then turned around and retraced our route. Again, I felt comparatively good on the 67 climb, not really needing to get out of the saddle much on the first steep section and keeping it above 10 mph on the second section. Then it was back to John's house for a quick soda and a steady-paced ride back home. My legs felt in good shape, no real soreness from the ride, just tiredness.
Avg speed = 16.0 mph. Total mileage = 56.0 mi
Avg heartrate = 143 bpm
Total elevation gain = 4940'
