Ride with Dave and John from home. I kept my pace down for much of the ride. We headed up Azucar Way to Duenda Rd, then over to Pomerado Rd the normal way, taking it all the way to Scripps-Poway Pkwy. I matched speeds with the others up to this point for the most part. On the climb up Scripps-Poway Pkwy, I kept it above 10 mph on the first climbing stretch, waiting for the others when I caught a light. We rode together until the bottom of the second climb. They had gotten ahead of me, but I caught them when we started up. I was able to keep my speed above 10 mph until just past the first bend in the road, then I slowed down and paced it up the rest of the way. We gathered back together at the top. It took Dave a while to get there, he's still working his way into cycling shape. On the climb up to Poway Rd, I dialed it way back, keeping at the same speed as John. We decided to cut the route short, heading back down Poway Rd to Pomerado Rd. The downhill was fun, although the others got out ahead of me and I had to ride faster to catch up with them. We rode together after Espola Rd. On Pomerado Rd, we also rode together, although at times Dave got behind until we slowed our pace to match him. We took it all the way down to the freeway, then headed home the normal way. Easy ride for me all told.
Avg speed = 15.9 mph. Total mileage = 31.3 mi
Avg heartrate = 129 bpm
Total elevation gain = 2290'
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