Solo ride initially over to Dave's house, taking the BVP route to Sunset Dr, then Felicita Ave to Redwood St and to his place. It was 39 deg at my house when I left, but the only thing that was cold for me on this ride were my feet. Everything else was pretty well bundled up. We headed back to Felicita Ave via Brotherton Rd, and I kept my pace dialed back to not get too far ahead. Same way as the previous Saturday over to Via Rancho Pkwy, then to Del Dios Hwy. On the downhill, there were some fairly strong crosswinds we had to deal with. We rode to El Camino del Norte and took it to Rancho Santa Fe Rd. Turning left, I don't think I've ever been on that route in that direction before. To La Bajada and the short steep little hill up toward Rancho Santa Fe. Connected to Los Morros and La Granada to get to the village, where we turned left on Paseo Delicias and rode back up Del Dios Hwy. The wind was much more working against us, and it was also fairly chilly. I really struggled on the first climb back up and past the dam, but I did better on the second climb to the turn onto Via Rancho Pkwy. On the way back, we tried a different route, this one involving a left turn onto Eucalyptus Ave, which has a short and steep climb before dropping down to Hamilton Ln. Down this road back to Felicita Ave, then over to Alexander St via Citracado Pkwy. I grabbed a green smoothie at Dave's house, then headed home the normal way. Something funny was going on with my lower chainring shifting on the last two little climbs. Felt fine at the end, tired but no real muscle soreness to speak of.
Avg speed = 16.0 mph. Total mileage = 42.9 mi
Avg heartrate = 131 bpm
Total elevation gain = 2860'
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