Ride over to John's house in the morning, following the normal route using Pomerado Rd. I set a steady pace and was feeling pretty good, so I made decent time riding over there. We headed over to Scripps-Poway Pkwy and up to the 67. On the initial climb, I was able to keep my pace above 10 mph, which isn't all that common for me. On the second climb, I kept up a pretty good pace, not scorching. We gathered together at the top and then headed down toward Lakeside. On the last steeper climb, I hit a rock with my front wheel that jarred me pretty good but luckily did no damage other than to knock my speed sensor out of alignment. I stopped at the bottom and adjusted it, then raced to catch up with John ahead of me. We headed over Riverside Dr to Riverford Rd and El Nopal to Magnolia Ave, using it to connect to Mast Blvd. The ups and downs on this road weren't as bad as I had remembered them, and I had a pretty good riding section here. We then rode on the 52 bike trail over to Santo Rd. This road has a steady climb that's a little over 2 miles long, and I was able to chase down 4 riders who had started a fair amount ahead of us. John and I met up at the crest and rode together down to Santo Rd, taking it over to Tierrasanta Blvd, which turns into Balboa Ave. Took a right on Ruffin Rd and rode over to Kearny Villa Rd. There is a short climbing section at the beginning, then it's generally flat to uphill all the way to the top of Pomerado Rd. John and I rode together for most of the Pomerado section. When it started to get steeper near the top, this guy in a Navy jersey passed me, so I latched onto his wheel and followed his pace. He tried to shake me near the top, but I was able to pass him and finish this little climb with a flourish. John and I then rode back to his place, where I had a quick soda before heading toward home. I rode back to Poway Rd, then followed the time trial route back to Bernardo Center Dr. I was tired and feeling the effects of the combination of temperature and humidity. I decided to continue on Camino del Norte to pick up my contact lens order at EyeLux in the shopping center by Dove Canyon Rd. Then I headed home, at a fairly slow pace, riding over to RB Rd, then down to W Bernardo Dr and home the normal way. Legs held out okay, as did my cardio. I just need to work on my endurance and ability to maintain a steady pace at higher cardio output for longer periods.
Avg speed = 16.9 mph. Total mileage = 62.0 mi
Avg heartrate = 137 bpm
Total elevation gain = 4570'
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