Solo ride in the later afternoon over to the Shell station on Via Rancho Pkwy to meet Avi Halpern for an afternoon ride and a beer. My phone was low on battery, so I only tracked the ride on my FitBit. We headed over to BVP via Beethoven Dr and then up to San Pasqual Rd, deciding on the spur of the moment to turn right and avoid the road work on BVP. It was a generally hot day and even hotter in the valley, so climbing out on the 78 was a chore. We turned right on Citrus Ave and took it all the way over to El Norte Pkwy. I was feeling the dry heat by then, slowed down a little bit. Stayed on this road over to Woodland Pkwy, and from here it was generally downhill to Rancheros Dr, where we turned right and rode up to Lost Abbey. Beer tasted great, my throat was really dry. Went back via Barham Dr to Mission Rd, then a right onto Auto Pkwy. We turned right onto Citracado Pkwy and rode by the new hospital and Stone Brewery, then Andreesen Dr to Enterprise Dr and Harmony Grove Rd. Right onto Hale Ave, then a jog on Avenida del Diablo to get to Citracado Pkwy and up to Valley Pkwy. Down to Via Rancho Pkwy, where Avi put in a big effort on the little climb and it was all I could do to keep up with him until he ran out of gas before the top. Stopped briefly at his driveway before heading home, slowly. I was pretty gassed by this time, really slow up the last two little climbs and glad to be done with this particular ride.
Avg speed = 13.7 mph. Total mileage = 30.8 mi
Avg heartrate = 129 bpm (riding in the heat will do that)
Total elevation gain = 1790'
