04-30-2017 Ride

Time trial ride with John.  For the most part, I dialed my exertion level back, going slow on the gradual climbs up Pomerado Rd and Sabre Springs Pkwy / Rancho Carmel Rd.  I did push it on the last little climb on Camino del Norte and felt pretty good at the top.  Finished in 1:04:50.

Total mileage = 17.9 mi
Total Elevation = 1040'
http://www.mapmyride.com/workout/2160400916

04-29-2017 Ride

Solo ride initially over to John's house, following the normal route.  I pushed the pace on the little climb over the freeway and generally kept up a good pace throughout, including keeping it over 10 mph on the last climb up to his neighborhood.  We met up and headed up to Scripps-Poway Pkwy, turning right and taking up and then down to Mercy Rd.  Over to Black Mountain Rd, turning left and riding up to Mira Mesa Blvd.  We turned right and stayed on the 4th of July ride route down into Sorrento Valley and over to El Camino Real.  I also put in a decent effort riding up this stretch.  Down to San Dieguito Rd, which we took to Camino del Sur.  I was also able to keep it above 10 mph on the Three Witches climb, but the last stretch was definitely a challenge to keep my pace up.  Turned right and headed to the 56 bike trail, with a brief stop at a gas station to wash some blood off my leg.  Bike trail back to Rancho Penasquitos Blvd, again keeping it above 10 mph on the little climb before Black Mountain Rd.  Over to Poway Rd and right on Springhurst Dr to get back to his house.  I was much slowed on this climb the second time, feeling a little tightness in my right hamstring.  Stopped for a soda at his house, but it was getting hot, so I kept riding.  Back the normal way, except for the little jog on Oak Knoll Rd to get to Pomerado Rd.  Took the route on RB Rd to W Bernardo Dr back home, battled some swirling winds that made it a little more difficult at times to keep up a good pace.  Even still, this was my best sustained ride in a long time, good average speed over a long distance.

Avg speed = 17.3 mph. Total mileage = 54.8 mi
Total elevation gain = 3480'
http://www.mapmyride.com/workout/2158779764

04-26-2017 Ride

Solo ride after work, Ann was at the hospital with Melissa after her husband Pat collapsed and had to be admitted.  Down by the park and over to Highland Valley Rd, riding the flats and the beginning of the climb before turning around just before it began to get steeper.  Back to Pomerado Rd and up to Higa Pl.  I rode around this retirement neighborhood to explore it a little bit before exiting back onto Pomerado Rd via Nacido Dr.  Back to RB Rd, keeping on it until I turned right onto Olmeda Way, then onto Capilla Rd and left on Poblado Rd.  Stayed on it until I turned back onto Azucar Way.  Pretty good ride, decent average speed.  I used Strava to track the ride, and I wasn't as impressed with its features.

Avg speed = 17.3 mph. Total mileage = 16.8 mi
Total elevation gain = 800'
https://www.strava.com/activities/959640499

04-23-2017 Ride

Nobody else was available to ride on Sunday morning, so I headed out solo, up Aguamiel Rd to Duenda Rd and then right on W Bernardo Dr.  Up the climb to ride by work, keeping my speed above 10 mph with something of a struggle.  Over to Bernardo Center Dr, staying on it and Carmel Valley Rd until I turned onto Camino del Sur.  Down to the 56 bike trail, heading west down to Carmel Valley Rd.  I probably had a little bit of a tailwind here, because I did okay on the slight uphill section.  Back to Camino del Sur, slowing down a bit but again maintaining my speed above 10 mph.  Back to Paseo del Sur, turning right to take this road through the neighborhood and back onto Camino del Sur by Target.  Then a left onto RB Rd, with some slowing on the stretch up before dropping down the hill to W Bernardo Dr.  Home the normal way from there.  I tried to keep up a steady effort throughout the ride and did okay.

Avg speed = 16.9 mph. Total mileage = 25.0 mi
Total elevation gain = 2010'
http://www.mapmyride.com/workout/2145185435

04-22-2017 Ride

Solo ride down to Qualcomm Stadium to meet up with Ann and others for a trolley ride downtown to participate in the March for Science.  Headed to Matinal Rd and then to Poblado Rd to get to W Bernardo Dr.  Then onto RB Rd to get to Bernardo Center Dr and a ride through the retirement neighborhood over to Pomerado Rd.  Pretty good riding here, no complaints on this stretch to the base of the climb to the top of Pomerado Rd.  I was really slow on this climb, generally as expected but even slower.  Down to Kearny Villa Rd, staying on it all the way to Aero Dr.  It was mostly flat and downhill from the top of Pomerado to the finish.  Down Murphy Canyon Rd to the bike trail that links to San Diego Mission Rd and then into the parking lot.  Average speed was fast because of the net downhill and the absence of very many climbing sections.

Avg speed = 18.1 mph. Total mileage = 26.5 mi
Total elevation gain = 1110'
http://www.mapmyride.com/workout/2143371596

04-18-2017 Ride

Ride to yoga from home, taking the normal route up BVP but using a different way to get onto Grand Ave.  I didn't feel bad but my speed wasn't great.  Needs more work.  Finished in about 38:00.

Total mileage = 10.5 mi
Total elevation gain = 730'
http://www.mapmyride.com/workout/2136022763

04-15-2017 Ride

Solo ride over to John's house, it was a little chilly at the start but not noticeable after I got moving. Over to W Bernardo Dr and up to RB Rd, taking it to Pomerado Rd and then following the normal route to his house via Alpine Terrace.  Met up with him, and we headed up to Scripps-Poway Pkwy, which I hadn't ridden in a long time.  It was a chore on the climbs for sure, the toughest I have worked in a while.  Then we headed toward Ramona, turning left onto Highland Valley Rd and riding up past the elementary school before turning onto Archie Moore Tr to get over to Archie Moore Rd.  This road has a sharp little climb on it that slowed me down too.  Back to the 67, where we retraced our route on the return to John's house.  I had a short rest and a diet soda, then headed home the normal way via Bernardo Center Dr.  I felt pretty good on the ride from John's, aided perhaps by a tailwind for much of the way.

Avg speed = 16.2 mph. Total mileage = 51.4 mi
Total elevation gain = 4020'
http://www.mapmyride.com/workout/2128334285

04-12-2017 Ride

Solo ride after work, heading through the neighborhood to RB Rd.  It was windy, with the wind generally coming from the west.  Out to Camino del Sur and up to Carmel Valley Rd, where I turned left and started heading back.  This was a low-energy ride for me, just couldn't build the motivation to put in a high level of effort.  Back to Dove Canyon Rd, taking it to RB Rd and then down to W Bernardo Dr before heading home the normal way from there.

Avg speed = 15.9 mph. Total mileage = 16.8 mi
Total elevation gain = 1430'
http://www.mapmyride.com/workout/2122834250

04-09-2017 Ride

Solo ride on a Sunday morning, nobody else was available to ride.  Headed through the neighborhood to Matinal Rd and up to W Bernardo Dr.  Then to RB Rd, turning left and heading up to Pomerado Rd.  I was pretty much making up the route as I went, especially in the early part.  To Rios Rd, taking it to its end and then turning left and another left to get back to Summerfield Ln and over to Espola Rd.  From here, I rode up by the high school and then down to Twin Peaks Rd, turning right and taking it to Midland Rd.  Over to Poway Rd, turning right and riding down to Pomerado Rd.  From here, I rode back to RB Rd and then home the normal way via Duenda Rd.  Felt okay, although there weren't any climbs to speak of on this ride, just some ups and downs.

Avg speed = 17.3 mph. Total mileage = 19.7 mi
Total elevation gain = 930'
http://www.mapmyride.com/workout/2115542582

04-08-2017 Ride

Ride from my house, with John, out toward Escondido, taking the freeway on a cloudy day where we occasionally had some mist (nothing heavy).  Out BVP all the way to Valley Pkwy, then up the grade on Valley Center Rd.  I really got a good gauge of my lower overall cycling fitness level on this climb, which was a struggle, even on the comparatively mild grades.  Onto Woods Valley Rd for more climbing (with some breaks) up to the high point in the ride, just after we turned right onto Lake Wohlford Rd.  From there, it was generally downhill, probably also with a little help from a tailwind, as we rode through the little village and then down the steeper grade to get back to Valley Pkwy.  From here, we retraced our route back over the freeway, getting onto Pomerado Rd to add some more miles.  I was generally okay on this slight incline, legs feeling fine and just needing to build up my fitness level.  Up to Higa Place, then through this neighborhood onto Lomica Dr and back to Bernardo Center Dr.  From there it was home via the Duenda Rd route, tired at the end but my leg muscles weren't cramping.

Avg speed = 16.4 mph. Total mileage = 39.4 mi
Total elevation gain = 2680'
http://www.mapmyride.com/workout/2112349292

04-02-2017 Ride

Time trial route with John, trying to ride at a little faster pace than recent times with Jim.  I was somewhat successful, but I could tell the effects of the previous day's ride on my ability to maintain a steady high output.  Finished in 1:05:40.

Total mileage = 17.8 mi
Total elevation gain = 1060'
http://www.mapmyride.com/workout/2100011402

04-01-2017 Ride

Ride from the Park&Ride off of Ted Williams Pkwy over to John's house, going slow up the last hill.  We headed together up to the top of Pomerado Rd and then down to Kearny Villa Rd.  Stayed on this road until we turned right onto Balboa Ave for the ride down to Soledad Mountain Rd.  It had been awhile since I tackled longer climbs like this, and I was generally slow on the way up, but not terribly so.  It's about 4 miles, with a couple of places where it levels off to give you a little bit of a break.  To the cross, where I waited for John to catch up, then we headed down Via Capri to Hidden Valley Rd and Torrey Pines Rd.  I was okay on this less intense climb, keeping it above 10 mph for most of the way.  Turned right onto La Jolla Village Dr, where I dialed it back some and rode around John's pace for awhile.  Onto Miramar Rd, where we had a little bit of a tailwind.  John was slowing down by this time, and I kept getting out in front, then dialing my pace back so he would catch up.  Again, a slower pace up Pomerado Rd, particularly at the top.  Back to his house the normal way, a quick soda, then I headed back to my car.  I was worried that my legs would start giving me trouble on the last stretch, but they held out, with not much left in the tank at the end.

Avg speed = 15.5 mph. Total mileage = 45.2 mi
Total elevation gain = 2980'
http://www.mapmyride.com/workout/2097695972