Solo ride, with lights on, to the Park n Ride on Sabre Springs Pkwy. I rode over to RB Rd and then to Bernardo Centre Dr to get to Bernardo Heights Pkwy. Up to Paseo Lucido, turning right to go by the school and then onto the time trial route in reverse. Was supposed to meet up with Jim, Dave, and Blair, but Blair had something come up and didn't show. And Dave had a flat to fix before we started, so we got off to a late start. We rode the original time trial route, heading up Ted Williams Pkwy to Pomerado Rd. I could tell from the start that Jim, and particularly Dave, were riding at a slower pace. On the Pomerado stretch, Dave kept up a good pace. When we turned right onto RB Rd and started the gradual climb, they both fell back. I rode ahead up to Bridlewood Rd and waited for them, then we rode together, briefly, before I got out ahead again. Up to the old waiting point just past the high school on Espola Rd, where we collected and headed on over to Poway Rd. Then it was down, back to Pomerado Rd, turning left to do that short, sharp climb up to the top. It was a tough little stretch, lots more work for me to build my cardio fitness. From there, we rode down Pomerado Rd to Miramar Rd, taking it over to Camino Ruiz to get over to Mira Mesa Blvd. Maybe I've been on that road before, but I didn't remember it so well. It looks like it goes by the old dump, with a small little climb there. Both of the others were slowing down, Dave especially. Once we turned onto Mira Mesa Blvd, I had originally planned on riding to Black Mountain and then to the bike trail next to I-15 via Mercy Rd. I changed the route to take that climb out, staying instead on Mira Mesa Blvd to the end, turning left, and then left again onto Erma Rd to get to the bike trail. Stayed on it until we got to Poway Rd, then it was up to Sabre Springs Pkwy to finish off the ride with Jim and Dave. The day was starting to heat up, so I didn't wait around to long before riding home, retracing my original route until RB Rd, where I stayed on Bernardo Centre Dr and took the more common way home. This ride tired me out, maybe because I got up early in the morning and couldn't get back to sleep. Also, for some weird reason Strava stopped recording my ride when I stopped to meet up with Jim and Dave, so I only show the Fitbit route below.
Avg speed = 15.8 mph. Total mileage = 42.9 mi
Avg heartrate = 133 bpm
Total elevation gain = 2910'
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