Solo ride over to Joe's house, taking the pedestrian bridge over Lake Hodges and heading out BVP to Sunset Dr. Up to Juniper St, taking it over to Washington St and then onto Broadway. I kept a decent pace, considering my fitness level. It was cool at the start and cold riding by the lake. Standard route from there to Joe's house, where we met up and headed over to Centre City Pkwy, going north up to Deer Springs Pkwy. As soon as we got onto Centre City Pkwy, the temperature seemed to increase by about 5 deg, and it was warm enough after that, with the temperature being nearly ideal for the second half of the ride. Down to Twin Oaks Valley Pkwy, where I set a pretty good clip going slightly downhill, and Joe was able to keep up the pace. To Borden Rd, riding back behind Palomar College to Las Posas Rd and taking it over to San Marcos Blvd. Then we rode on Discovery St back toward CSUSM, getting onto Barham Dr and riding over to Woodland Hills Pkwy. This is a nice road we used to get over to El Norte Pkwy, turning left to get onto Country Club Ln and back to Joe's house. He was slow on the minor climbs but hung in there on the rest of the route. I took the normal Centre City Pkwy route home, feeling pretty good and enjoying a little bit of a tailwind. Felt fine at the end, no cramping, just tired leg muscles. This was a pretty flat ride.
Avg speed = 16.3 mph. Total mileage = 41.4 mi
Avg heartrate = 136 bpm
Total elevation gain = 2000'
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