Big ride on this day. Headed over to Robert's, then we rode up to meet the others at the 4S Ranch Target. Only 6 riders taking the longer route today: Robert, Kam, Jed, Kamal, Audrey, and me. We headed over to San Dieguito Rd and then down into the flats, forming a pace line that went okay. Left on El Camino Real and up that little climb, I was able to keep it above 10 mph the whole way, left the others behind. Then it was down to Carmel Valley Rd to get over to the coast, where we headed south. I talked everybody into taking the inside route, which is probably easier since the bulk of the climbing is in the first mile. Then we stayed on N Torrey Pines Rd by the university, turning right onto La Jolla Shores Dr, where I hung back and rode near Audrey. This road is steep and not in great shape, so going downhill was a little fraught. Turned right onto Camino del Oro to get to the beach, where we took a break and decided what to do next. Eventually, the decision was reached to ride up Mt Soledad. so we got back onto Camino del Oro and rode to Avenida de la Playa and then Calle de la Plata to get up to Torrey Pines Rd, riding over to Girard Ave, then a jog left and left on Genter St to Fay Ave, when took us to Nautilus St. The climb up was shorter than I remembered, and steeper before we got to the stop light. All told, it was a little over 2 miles to the cross, where we stopped and took another break. Then it was down to Torrey Pines Rd using Via Capri and Hidden Valley Rd, riding the brakes basically the whole way on Via Capri. I kept it above 10 mph on the way back uphill, legs felt pretty good on this day. Back via N Torrey Pines Rd and down the hill to get back to Carmel Valley Rd and then over to the 56 bike path. Everybody, me included, was feeling it by this time. The temperature was heating up as well, so no records were going to be set on the way back. We tried to keep a pace line on the stretch from Carmel Valley Rd up to Camino del Sur, but folks kept dropping off the back until it was just Kam and me, so I pushed forward and finished it. Short stop at the gas station at the corner there for water, then we headed back to the starting point using Camino del Sur and going slower. Kam left a little earlier than the rest, so it was Robert, Audrey, and I riding out front until Robert dropped back to stay with Jed and Kamal. Audrey and I finished it off, and it was a little bit of a chore to ride back home, legs were fine just getting tired. Back home through the neighborhood, up that last little climb pretty slowly, I was done for the day. All in all, this was a major workout for me, happy that my legs held out. Was first up all of the climbs, usually with Kam not too far behind and Audrey a little further back.
Avg speed = 15.8 mph. Total mileage = 59.2 mi
Avg heartrate = 128 bpm
Total elevation gain = 4100'
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