Solo ride from home to John's house via the normal route, other than taking Azucar Way up to Duenda Rd. It was warmer on the ride over, and I kept my pace slower, knowing that I had a longer ride ahead of me. It was dark enough at the start to need my front and rear lights. I kept it slow up the last little climb to John's place but still was able to stay above 10 mph. That was the last good effort I had on the day, where I just didn't have a lot of energy. I met up with John and Dave, and we rode back down to Poway Rd, heading over to the 56 bike trail. We took it down to El Camino Real, and it was really cold down by the creek, so much so that my fingers were burning. Then it was over to PCH and up the Torrey Pines climb, where I rode really slowly, again no energy to draw from. Down to Genesee Rd and over to Miramar Rd via Eastgate Mall. I just kept a grinding pace on this section, staying basically with John and Dave except near the end, when I rode out a little ahead of them. Stayed with John on the stretch up to the top of Pomerado Rd except near the end when I got out ahead of him. We met up at the top and then rode back to John's house, where I stopped for a break and a soda. From there, it was a slow ride, normal route, back home, and I was sure glad to be finished.
Avg speed = 16.0 mph. Total mileage = 51.1 mi
Total elevation gain = 2940'
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