Solo ride initially over to John's house, following the normal route. I made pretty good time, although I didn't really push it. Steady climb up to Mountain Pass Rd. Met up with him, Dave, and Jim, and we rode together over to the top of Pomerado Rd and down to Kearny Villa Rd. I kept my pace pretty well matched up with the others, as it was a warm morning that got progressively hotter. Stayed on Kearny Villa Rd to Aero Dr, where we turned left, rode downhill, then uphill to get to Santo Rd. This is a short, fairly steep climb. Over to Tierrasanta Rd where we turned right and rode over to Colina Dorada Dr, which has some pretty steep sections. It was warm and muggy, which made the climb more challenging. Got to the top and rode back to where Dave was coming up to ride with him the last little section. Continued onto Calle de Vida and then right on Rueda Dr to get to Clairemont Mesa Blvd, where we took a left and headed back to Kearny Villa Rd. From there, we retraced our route back to John's house. On the stretch by Miramar, I got out ahead of the others and tried to push the pace a little, without a lot of success. It was hot by this time. Same thing on the climb back up Pomerado Rd. I kept a faster pace than the others but it was overall slow for me. Got something to fill my water bottle with at John's house and then headed home, taking a fairly slow pace due to the heat.
Avg speed = 16.6 mph. Total mileage = 54.7 mi
Avg heartrate = 141 bpm
Total elevation gain = 2980'
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