Wednesday, December 24, 2014

12-24-2014 Ride

Ride in the morning with John, a little chill in the air but it quickly got to be nice riding weather.  We headed up to Jim's place to see if he was riding (no), then headed down to W Bernardo Dr.  From there, we essentially followed the same route that I took on Saturday.  I felt a little stronger, and it helped that John was there to help set the pace, particularly on the flats.  I had a pretty good section climbing up El Camino Real, and I was able to keep it above 10 mph on the Three Witches climb on San Dieguito Rd, but this took a big effort for me near the top, more mental than physical.  Felt just fine at the end, and John and I had a smoothie.

Avg speed = 17.2 mph. Total mileage = 35.5 mi
Total elevation gain = 2500'
http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/601118936