Solo ride initially, heading through the neighborhood to Matinal Dr and then over to W Bernardo Dr. Up to RB Rd and then over to Pomerado Rd. I rode up to Avenida La Valencia, hoping to find an outlet onto Espola Rd. No luck, as it dead-ends, so I turned right onto Bronco Ln and rode over to Silver Saddle Ln and then back down to Avenida La Valencia, turning right onto Avenida Florencia and getting over to Espola Rd. Turned right and then left onto Valle Verde Rd to explore this neighborhood, which has some really nice houses in it. Left onto Old Winery Rd in an attempt to find another way out of the neighborhood. Again, no luck, so I retraced my route back to Espola Rd. These Poway neighborhoods were pretty hilly, and I was going slowly. Down to Bernardo Centre Dr and Duenda Rd to Jim's house, where I met up with him and followed the time trial route up to Poway Rd, keeping straight there and riding up to the top of Pomerado Rd. That climb up to the top was really slow for me, especially the latter part, as my legs just didn't have much push in them. We rode down to Miramar Rd and then turned right onto Black Mountain Rd to head back. Again, the climb right before the 56 was really slow, but my cadence was okay. All through the ride, we would occasionally run into some misty areas but no places where it was actively raining. Up to Carmel Valley Rd and then staying on Bernardo Centre Dr to get to W Bernardo Dr. Back home the normal way from there. My legs felt fine at the end, I was just tired and hungry. May need to fuel up more on rides to keep my energy level higher.
Avg speed = 15.0 mph. Total mileage = 39.5 mi
Avg heartrate = 125 bpm
Total elevation gain = 2710'
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