Solo ride initially over to Joe's house, taking the pedestrian bridge over to BVP and then up to Sunset Dr. This section was finger-numbing cold, but it started to warm up around the 5-mile mark. I got to the turn onto Juniper St and realized that I hadn't started my route-mapping. Over to Washington St and then to Broadway. Through town and up Village to Joe's place. We headed out Country Club Ln to Borden Rd and out to Twin Oaks Valley Pkwy, getting onto Mission Rd via Richmar Ave and Marcos St. We stayed on this until it turned into Santa Fe Ave, following it with gentle climbs and descents over to Civic Center Dr. Left turn here and over the 78, where the road turned into Sunset Dr. This is a nice residential street. Over to Lake Dr via Ridge Rd, taking this road to College Blvd. This is a really nice area for riding, good streets and fairly gentle inclines. Right on Cannon Rd and then a left onto El Camino Real. I hadn't ridden in this area before either. Took it up to Palomar Airport Rd, a more familiar route. Up to San Marcos Blvd, keeping it above 10 mph on the climbs and feeling pretty good. Over to Twin Oaks Valley Pkwy, where we took a left and then connected back to Borden Rd. From there, we retraced our route back to Joe's house. Then I rode home the normal way via Centre City Pkwy.
Avg speed =15.2 mph. Total mileage = 51.7 mi
Avg heartrate = 125 bpm
Total elevation gain = 2320'
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