Initial short solo ride up to Duenda and taking the loop around Poblado Rd back to W Bernardo Dr. Back to Duenda with a little time to spare, so I threw in another little loop before heading to Jim's house to meet him, Dave, and John. The first two weren't fans of the idea of a more rigorous ride, so I mapped out a route with no real hills and not so much climbing. We headed across the freeway and onto BVP, taking it out to Citrus Ave. I was not pushing the pace so much early on. Over to El Norte Pkwy, where with the slight downhill, we made really good time down to Centre City Pkwy. Continued on this road until it turned into Borden Rd and stayed with it until Twin Oaks Valley Pkwy. By this time, Jim and Dave were slowing down, so I kept getting a little ahead of them, then waiting. Over to Barham Dr and back to Mission Rd for a short stretch before we turned onto Country Club Dr. This is a nice cycling road, down into Harmony Grove Village. Over Harmony Grove Village Pkwy to Citracado Pkwy and back toward Escondido. Here, John and I got a little separated from Dave and Jim, then rode back to find that Dave had a flat. It took a while to fix it, then we continued to Valley Pkwy over to Via Rancho Pkwy. On the early stages of this little climb, I stayed with the others, then pushed the pace some to get over the top and continue down to the freeway and across it. Above 10 mph on the little climb to the park, and we continued on W Bernardo Dr up to Duenda Rd, a little longer but not as steep. I kept it above 10 mph here as well, finished in good shape. Banana/fig smoothies at Jim's house after the ride were tasty.
Avg speed = 16.3 mph. Total mileage = 35.3 mi
Avg heartrate = 132 bpm
Total elevation gain = 2150'
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