Solo ride over to John's house, taking Azucar Way up to Duenda Rd and then staying on the normal route to his place until the last hill, where I turned left on Alpine Dr. We headed up to Scripps-Poway Pkwy and then down to Mercy Rd, turning left on Black Mountain Rd. I wasn't riding hard, getting out ahead of John on the uphills but not too much. To Mira Mesa Blvd, where we joined the route for the July 4th ride. I put in a good effort on Calle Cristobal. Right at the bottom of the hill onto Vista Sorrento Pkwy, taking it up to Carmel Mountain Rd and staying on Carmel Mountain Rd as it climbed into some really nice houses. Road turned into Del Vino Ct, which is a dead end. So I looked on Google Maps and saw that there was a trail that looked to take us over to the 56 bike trail. We took it, and it went steeply downhill and then turned into a dirt trail. The quality of the trail looked decent, so we decided to give it a shot rather than retracing our way back up the hill. The trail was pretty sketchy, with some rocks and other obstacles to deal with along with loose sand on top of the hard packed dirt. We eventually made it over to a road just by the bike trail at Camino del Sur. Back on the bike trail, which we took all the way up to Sabre Springs Pkwy. I was getting a little tired, so I just kept pedaling. Turned right there and rode over to Springbrook Dr, taking it up the hill. This road has some steepness to it in the middle part of the climb, but I made it up okay. Left on Springhurst Dr and back to John's place the normal way from there. Rode home the normal way, taking RB Rd to W Bernardo Dr. Felt fine throughout the ride, just not a high-energy day.
Avg speed = 16.2 mph. Total mileage = 50.6 mi
Avg heartrate = 124 bpm
Total elevation gain = 3060'
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