Ride over to Robert's house, where I met him and we rode together to the 4S Target starting point. I had gotten my second Shingles shot on Friday, so I wasn't sure how I would be feeling, but after a rough night I woke up feeling okay. On this ride, at the start, the other riders were: Mer, Garry, Darryl, Arnold, Robert, Charlie, Eric, Jed, and Jhonar. We had to fix Robert's tire, twice, at the starting point. We headed out Camino del Sur and before too long Arnold had a big puncture on his tubeless tire, so he turned around and headed back. Over to the 56 bike trail, pace was fast but not as scorching as last week's. Mer, Darryl, and Jed were strong on this day. Down to El Camino Real, temperature was nice on this stretch. On the minor climb up to Del Mar Heights, Mer and I traded leads, and I got out in front at the end. Jhonar's ankle was bothering him, so he split off here and the rest of us continued on. I pushed the pace up to the top of this climb, and then the others caught up, with Jed catching a light and riding ahead. On the downhill, Robert and I cruised past the others to get to the turn at San Dieguito Rd. We made pretty good time in a very loose pace line that broke up on the flats. First rest stop at the gas station before El Apajo, then we continued, turning here and riding up to Via de la Valle. On the climb up to Rancho Santa Fe, Mer set a good pace and I sat behind her until the end, when I pushed past again. On the Del Dios climb, it was Mer, Jed, Darryl and me hanging together, and I had enough near the top to sprint away. Just below the top, Garry had a blowout, which we were able to patch with a $1 bill. I was very surprised that it worked. It was now officially hot on this ride, not really scorching but noticeable. From there, we headed up to Via Rancho Pkwy, and I got to that turn first as well. Up and down to the freeway, for our second rest stop at one of the gas stations on the other side. This was a shorter stop, then we headed back to the starting point via the pedestrian bridge and W Bernardo Dr to RB Rd and Camino del Sur. I had a little left to sprint up the first climb, and my pace on the more gradual climb was okay, but Darryl and Mer had more left and rode out ahead. So it was me and Jed helping each other on this climb as well as the one on RB Rd. Robert turned off at Matinal Rd, a gritty ride for him, having ridden once in the last month plus. I waited to at that turn to make sure the rest of the riders were okay, then rode the last stretch with Garry and Eric. Kinda slow on the ride home, even though the wind seemed to be helping me along. Down RB Rd to W Bernardo Dr and home via that route. Legs held out on this ride, cardio was okay.
Avg speed = 16.8 mph. Total mileage = 50.0 mi
Total elevation gain = 2990'
Avg heartrate = 131 bpm
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