08-01-2015 Ride

Solo ride initially over to John's house, following the normal route.  I was feeling good and so I kept up a good pace, especially on Pomerado Rd.  Pretty good effort up the hill to his house, where I met him and Dave.  We headed up to the top of Pomerado Rd, then down to get onto Kearny Villa Rd, taking Ruffin Rd over to Clairemont Mesa Blvd, turning left and then to Murphy Canyon Rd.  Down toward the stadium, heading on San Diego Mission Rd to get to Friars Rd and taking it east into Mission Valley.  Turns onto Mission Gorge Rd, and there was a fairly steady uphill climb on this road.  We turned into Mission Trails Regional Park and road through it and connecting back with Mission Gorge Rd, turning left on West Hills Pkwy.  Over to Mast Blvd and then onto the 52 bike trail for the gradual climb up to the summit.  I had a pretty good effort here as well, keeping my pace above 12 mph for the entire climb.  The traffic generates something of a tailwind that helps out.   Dave was slowing down by this time in the ride.   Down to Santo Rd.  Here, I was riding with Dave and got a little ahead of him, while John was further out front.  John and I rode down the hill and looked back but couldn't see Dave.  So we rode back up the hill to find him fixing two flats.  That slowed us down while we helped out, then we continued back to Clairemont Mesa Blvd, taking it to Chesapeake Dr and back to Ruffin Rd, retracing our route back to John's house.  I slowed my pace down to keep closer to Dave, riding with John a little ahead.  OK effort on the climb back up Pomerado Rd.  I waited at the top for Dave while John rode ahead.  He was pretty wiped out at this point, just trying to survive the rest of the ride.  Steady, not fast, pace on the way home from John's house, taking RB Rd to W Bernardo Dr.  On the last little climb up Duenda Rd, I could feel it in my quads, no cramping but definitely signs of full exertion.  Legs felt fine, but I was really tired from having gotten up early to take Ann to the airport for her trip to Vancouver with Kathy and Heather.

Avg speed = 16.7 mph. Total mileage = 60.4 mi
Avg heartrate = 126 bpm
Total elevation gain = 3850'
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