11-28-2021 Ride

Solo ride over to Dave's house, taking the route behind the mall, for his version of the time trial route.  We took it easy, me because my legs were feeling it from the previous day.  So I didn't track the actual time trial route time.  After we finished, I had some time to kill before meeting Ann at church, so I rode up Centre City Pkwy to Mission Ave and then over to Broadway before heading back to Grand Ave.  Up to Ivy St and over to 2nd Ave on the sidewalk to get back to Juniper St and then over to church.

Avg speed = 15.2 mph. Total mileage = 27.3 mi

Avg heartrate = 126 bpm

Total elevation gain = 1250'

https://www.strava.com/activities/6318522663

https://www.fitbit.com/activities/exercise/44429793402

11-27-2021 Ride

Drove down to the Park N Ride off Carmel Valley Rd by I-5 near the coast to meet up with the others: Zac, Andy, James, and Arnold.  Small group on this day.  We headed up Carmel Valley Rd to the coast, taking it fairly easy on this first little climb and once we got onto PCH, for a while.  There were a couple of times that Arnold took off to chase after a faster rider, and I tried to keep up with him on this jaunts.  We stayed on this road all the way into Carlsbad, where I had jumped out to hang onto the wheel of another rider and made decent time.  Stopped for a break in Carlsbad at the Starbucks and decided to ride into Oceanside.  We turned off the highway on Easton St to get to Broadway St, then another left on Cassidy St to get to Pacific St, which we took past the pier, eventually turning right onto Harbor Dr and taking it until a cul-de-sac near its end by the marina, where we reversed course and started heading back.  I was pushing the pace much more on the outbound route than on the route after we turned around.  We retraced our route and headed back, mostly me, Zac, and Arnold getting ahead of the other two.  When we got into Encinitas, we turned on D St and took the next left to ride parallel until we got to the street by the Self Realization Fellowship, where we found out that James had gotten separated from us.  I went back the way we had come to try and find him but didn't see him, turning right on E St intead of D St, and probably missing him for that reason, I later found out.  I headed back on PCH to where I had left the others but didn't see them, so I assumed that they had found James and continued on.  That's what I did too.  Turns out that they had also gone back and found him waiting at the D St turn before they continued on.  By the time I found this out, I was committed to returning, and I didn't know if they were in front of me or behind.  So I pushed ahead, retracing the route back to the starting location.  I got back about 10 minutes before they did, so I waited until they showed up and then left not so long after.  Legs felt good on this ride that didn't have any substantial climbing, just several extended periods of riding in flats or near flats at fairly high pace.

Avg speed = 17.1 mph. Total mileage = 48.0 mi

Avg heartrate = 121 bpm

Total elevation gain = 1260'

https://www.strava.com/activities/6314485511

https://www.fitbit.com/activities/exercise/44433235309

11-26-2021 Ride

Solo ride over to Dave's house, taking that route that leads behind the mall.  It was 45 deg at the start, and the first little bit of the ride was chilly.  By the time I got into Escondido, it was starting to warm up.  Through Kit Carson Park and up through the neighborhood to Escondido Blvd and then to Centre City Pkwy before getting to Dave's place.  From there, we headed through his neighborhood back to Centre City Pkwy and rode north through town, me not pushing the pace.  Out to Deer Springs Rd and then to Twin Oaks Valley Pkwy before turning onto Buena Creek Rd, with that nice long downhill to Santa Fe Ave, which connects into Mission Rd.  We took this road all the way back into Escondido, again with moderate but not fast pace.  From there, it was the normal way back to his house, where we had smoothies before I headed home the normal way over the freeway.  Felt good on this ride to ride at a modest clip and shoot the breeze with Dave.

Avg speed = 16.1 mph. Total mileage = 36.8 mi

Avg heartrate = 120 bpm

Total elevation gain = 1790'

https://www.strava.com/activities/6310120816

https://www.fitbit.com/activities/exercise/44428843442

11-24-2021 Ride

Solo ride on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, which I took off.  From home over to W Bernardo Dr and up past work, keeping it about 10 mph on that little climb, but just barely.  I took the reverse of the time trial loop over to the Krispy Kreme and stopped for a couple of donuts before continuing on.  Stayed on Sabre Springs Pkwy until turning right onto Springbrook Dr and taking it up to Scripps-Poway Pkwy.  Continued on Angelique St up to Cypress Canyon Park Dr, then up to the top of Pomerado Rd.  Then it was back down, staying on Pomerado Rd all the way to the freeway and home the normal way from that point.  No sustained high effort on this ride, but I did push the pace a couple of times on the uphill sections.

Avg speed = 15.7 mph. Total mileage = 24.6 mi

Avg heartrate = 115 bpm

Total elevation = 1720'

https://www.strava.com/activities/6302068495

https://www.fitbit.com/activities/exercise/44377260151

11-20-2021 Ride

Ride with the Bisikleta team from Charlie Witherspoon's house in Rancho San Diego.  We met a little after 7:00 and got going around 7:30. Headed down Puebla Dr to Avocado Blvd, turning right  and then right again onto Fuerte Dr.  First section was generally downhill, this road curves around a couple of times until it merges into E Chase Ave, which we took for a short stretch before turning left onto Jamacha Rd.  Here it was fairly flat for a while.  We turned right onto Granite Hills Dr, which also curved around before we turned left onto 4th St.  A little jog on Broadway and then a right turn onto Main St, which we stayed on as it turned into Blossom Valley Rd,  Then a right onto Flinn Springs Rd, with a short break for everybody to catch up and rest.  By this time, there was a gentle grade heading up toward Alpine.  This road connected into Old Hwy 80, which I've been on in previous rides with John and others. Used Dunbar Ln to get over to Alpine Blvd.  From here, with the exception of one small downhill section, it was steady uphill into Alpine.  Ray and I were out front for most of the climb, then some of the others caught up with us as we got into the town. We rode up to a shopping center by Victoria Dr, and I couldn't keep up at the very end with a small group that got out ahead.  A longer break here before we turned around and headed back, this time taking Arnold Way until turning on Midway Dr.  Nearly all of this part was downhill, some of it curving and on not so great roads.  Eventually back onto Arnold Way until we turned left onto Harbison Canyon Rd.  I hadn't been on this road for a long time, since one of the early Alpine Metric Century rides, and I remembered it to be steeper than it was.  It was still fast and curving in sections.  Turned into Dehesa Rd, which we stayed on until turning left onto Willow Glen Dr.  I think it was this section where Charlie had us set up a pace line and make faster time.  The pace line held for once through but broke up on the second time around.  We had our final break in a little shopping center at the end of this road as it teed into Jamacha Rd.  After the break, we got onto Fury Ln, and from there it was two climbs back to Charlie's house.  Ray got out ahead and was out of the saddle.  I hung with him for a little bit but couldn't match his pace, so I settled in and tried to keep him in sight, with general success.  Right onto Avocado Blvd for the final climb up to the starting location.  Felt good on this ride generally, not great.  I was more competitive on the earlier climbs, but the climb into Alpine took more out of me than I thought.  Still kept a decent pace throughout.

Avg speed = 16.0 mph. Total mileage = 39.6 mi

Avg heartrate = 121 bpm

Total elevation gain = 2850'

https://www.strava.com/activities/6284698033

https://www.fitbit.com/activities/exercise/44321366501

11-14-2021 Ride

Time trial ride with Dave and John, leaving from my house and not stopping at Jim's.  I made decent time at the start, slowed down a little bit on RB Rd and at the beginning of Pomerado Rd, but pushed a little harder toward the top and down to Poway Rd.  Steady effort up to the pause point by Ted Williams Pkwy, then a little slower on the part up to the top of the little climb on Camino del Norte, not much willingness to go into the pain zone there.  From there, I was faster and ended up finishing in 1:00:52.

Avg speed = 17.7 mph. Total mileage = 17.8 mi

Total elevation gain = 1090'

Avg heartrate = 118 bpm

https://www.strava.com/activities/6257731102

https://www.fitbit.com/activities/exercise/44206985319

11-13-2021 Ride

Solo ride over to Robert's house via the Poblado Rd route, where I met up with him and Gideon to ride over to the 4S Ranch Target.  Big group this time: Robert, Gideon, Cam, Audrey, her friend Zac, James, Andy, Kamal, his brother Jamil, Jed, Perse, Garry, and Mer.  We headed over to Dove Canyon Rd and then to Carmel Valley Rd, where I was first up the climb followed closely by Cam.  Down Black Mountain Rd to the 56 bike trail, taking it to Carmel Country Rd.  Pace on this stretch was pretty fast, then it slowed down on the climb up to Carmel Mountain Rd.  I couldn't keep pace with Zac on that climb but still held my own on it, even though it probably took a lot out of me.  Stayed on this road through the left turn and down to Sorrento Valley Rd, which is in pretty bad shape.  We crossed by Sorrento Valley Blvd to get over to the bike path that follows the I-5.  Never been on this route before, and it's a steady 1.5 mile climb where I couldn't keep up with the leaders.  It spilled us onto the UCSD campus, where we rode over to the CSE building for a break and some water.  From there, we headed over to the Library Walk, then to Gilman Dr, then to Scholars Dr S and Revelle College Dr to get to N Torrey Pines Rd.  We headed north up and then down to the beach to get through Del Mar.  I was in the lead on that little climb into the town, where we stopped to get some duct tape to repair one of Jamil's bike shoes.  It was starting to warm up by then.  We turned off onto Jimmy Durante Blvd and took it behind the fairgrounds, turning onto a sandy gravel path that took us under the freeway and over to Via de la Valle.  This was not easy riding, as there was loose sand on the path and not much opportunity to make speed.  We had to hike our bikes up the last little bit, then we got onto Via de la Valle and took it to Calzada del Bosque.  At one point, I got too close to the edge of the road and went into the side, staying upright but having a bumpy ride of it.  Around this time, I noticed my right quad starting to signal stress, so I was paying attention to that and not pushing it so hard.  Over to Via de Santa Fe and El Apajo to San Dieguito Rd.  Three other riders had gotten out ahead of us, and I didn't have it in me to try and close the gap, so I pushed up the Three Witches climb, not very fast and feeling the effects of the heat and earlier effort.  Similar feeling, going slower than previous rides on the last stretch back to the Target.  The ride back home was slower, since Robert cramped up near the end of the ride and didn't want to make it worse.  I was tired at the end but my legs held out.  Probably didn't eat and drink regularly enough during the ride this time.

Avg speed = 15.2 mph. Total mileage = 50.3 mi

Avg heartrate = 122 bpm

Total elevation gain = 3080'

https://www.strava.com/activities/6253417113

https://www.fitbit.com/activities/exercise/44139690047

11-07-2021 Ride

Time trial route with Jim, nothing special other than I was riding on tired legs from the previous day, so no real push on this day.  Finished in 1:04

Avg speed = 16.5 mph. Total mileage = 17.8 mi

Avg heartrate = 118 bpm

Total elevation gain = 1110'

https://www.strava.com/activities/6225617162

https://www.fitbit.com/activities/exercise/44050063541

11-06-2021 Ride

Ride through the neighborhood over to the 4S Ranch Target to meet the Biskleta group - Ray, Andy, Jed, Audrey, Charlie, Irwin (new), and James (new).  We headed out Camino del Sur down to the 56 bike path.  I was able to lead out on the little climbs here and generally stay in front of the other riders.  Down to El Camino Real, where Ray led out down by the creek and I stayed on his wheel.  First up the gradual climb to Del Mar Heights Rd, then down to San Dieguito Rd.  There we tried to form a pace line but it kept getting broken up, not enough coordination among the riders, including me.  We took El Apajo and Via de Santa Fe over to Via de la Valle to get to Paseo Delicias.  On this climb, Audrey and I were out in front, and I was able to pull away to the top.  We rode over to that coffee shop located near the base of the Del Dios climb for a break, then continued up.  I had a good first section of the climb, started to falter a little near the first crest but kept it going to make it in the lead.  Ray caught up and led for a while until we got closer to the turn, where I kept it going and finished ahead.  Down Via Rancho Pkwy to the Shell gas station, where we gathered up for a short break before finishing.  Across Lake Hodges using the pedestrian bridge (not my favorite), then up W Bernardo Dr, pretty slow for me but in front of the others (not by much).  After we turned onto RB Rd, Audrey decided she was going to attack, so she got out of the saddle and started pushing.  I sat on her wheel, struggling on my tired and sore legs to keep there until she tired out, but she kept going.  Near the top she slowed down a little and I got out in front, but not by much.  I had more left after that and got out ahead while some of the others (Ray, Irwin) caught up with us.  That was a big effort for me on the last climb to stay in contact an eventually get ahead.  The ride back home through the neighborhood was pretty slow, legs were gassed.  Later, Ann and I went up to Temecula to go wine tasting and have dinner.

Avg speed = 16.9 mph. Total mileage = 49.2 mi

Avg heartrate = 127 bpm

Total elevation gain = 2990'

https://www.strava.com/activities/6220950324

https://www.fitbit.com/activities/exercise/43983443475

11-04-2021 Ride

Solo ride after work, none of the others were available.  Headed out Bernardo Center Dr to Camino del Norte, staying on it and Twin Peaks Rd until turning right onto Silverset St, which has a really sharp little climb just after the turn.  Let onto Palisades Dr, then another left onto Pequot Dr, and another left onto Tuscarora Dr, which has a steep downhill section that would be challenging to climb sometime.  Right onto Tarascan Dr, and then over to Poway Rd, where I turned right and headed back to Pomerado Rd.  Rode it until turning left onto Greens E Rd and going by the RB Country Club.  Then it was Bernardo Oaks Dr back to RB Rd and home via the Duenda Rd route.

Avg speed = 15.7 mph. Total mileage = 15.5 mi

Avg heartrate = 128 bpm

Total elevation gain = 940'

https://www.strava.com/activities/6213114120

https://www.fitbit.com/activities/exercise/43986283248