Solo ride, initially, taking the pedestrian bridge over Lake Hodges and around to BVP. It was cool but not very cold, and I was comparatively warm, with just a little numbness in my toes. I headed up to Sunset Dr, taking it to Juniper St. I was able to keep it above 10 mph, but I could tell that my legs were still feeling it from the weekend's exercise. All the way to Washington St, using it to connect to Broadway. Then it was to Village Dr and Joe's house, where I met up with him. We rode over to Country Club Ln and then to El Norte Pkwy, following it until it turned into Borden Rd and taking this to Twin Oaks Valley Pkwy and over to Richmar Dr, getting onto Mission Ave via Marcos St. Joe was riding pretty well at the start, not super fast but generally keeping up. We rode over to Rancho Santa Fe Rd and took it to get over to Palomar Airport Rd. From here, it was a fairly fast shot down to the coast, since it was generally downhill and we had a small tailwind. Once we got to PCH, we headed south, generally into the wind (not major but noticeable), and Joe slowed down. Over to La Costa Ave, where we turned and started heading back. This stretch of road is nice to ride on, with no real major hills and just a little bit of a climb right before it intersects with Rancho Santa Fe Rd, where we turned toward San Marcos. Gradual climb up to just before the San Elijo Hills turnoff, then a downhill before another steady climb back to San Marcos Blvd, where we turned right and followed it all the way to its end, where it turns into Woodward St, from which we turned right onto Vineyard Rd. Then we connected back to Borden Rd and retraced our route to Joe's house. A brief stop there for me, then I headed home via the Centre City Pkwy route. My cardio felt fine, just not a lot of drive in my legs on this day. So I was really slow on the last couple of little hills going home.
Avg speed = 16.1 mph. Total mileage = 56.6 mi
Total elevation gain = 2760'
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