Solo ride from home her to John's house, taking the normal route. It was overcast, so the temperature wasn't too low. But my toes were numb for much of the ride anyway. I rode at a steady pace but not too fast, and I was lower than I wanted on the last hill to his house. We headed up to the top of Pomerado Rd and down to get over to Kearny Villa Rd. John was riding well, and we made good time. Down to Ruffin Rd, taking a left on Claremont Mesa Blvd, which has some minor ups and downs. Then we turned left on Santo Rd to get over to the 52 bike trail. This was the first time I rode it in this direction, and it was easy enough for me to keep my pace above 11 mph for much of the climb. We rode down to Mast Blvd and headed through Santee to get to Magnolia Ave and over to El Nopal. I was slowing down by this time, knowing that we had to climb up the 67 grade. So we rode together over to the 67 and to the base of the grade. He got out ahead before, but I caught up with him on the initial pets of the climb. The first section was bad but not awful, and my lower back held out fine. I was slow at the end, and I didn't have any drive to push the pace on the downhill and flatter sections. Got to the top and waited for him to catch up, then we headed back to his house the normal way. I was finding that I had decent stamina but no extra push in my legs, and this was the case on the way home, where I retraced my route. Steady speed but not great and nothing in the tank to give an extra effort. Legs were tired and a little sore afterward, but the soreness didn't last too long.
Avg speed = 16.3 mph. Total mileage = 58.0 mi
Total elevation gain = 3980'
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