Ride, through the 4S neighborhood, over to the 4S Target for a Bisikleta ride. On this ride were the following people: Ray, Cam, Perse, Zac, Audrey, Levi, Fritz, Eric, Kamal, Jamil, and ??. We headed out Camino del Sur to San Dieguito Rd and down into Fairbanks Ranch, staying on it through the flats and an ill-organized pace line that broke up near the end when several others sprinted out in front. Let onto El Camino Real, stopping before the climb to help Eric fix a sticky rear brake. I was slower than in the past on the climb, and we reconnected at the top to continue by turning right onto Del Mar Heights Rd, taking that sharp little climb and descent down to the coast highway. It was at this point that I heard we were going up the Torrey Pines climb, so I decided to take the inside route and several others followed. I couldn't keep up with Zac, but I outpaced the others after fighting off a late challenge near the top of the steep part from Audrey. Then it was back down the outside route to Carmel Valley Rd, where I glided well and without any vibration past most of the riders, but I wasn't able to catch up with Zac and Ray. Back from there on the 56 bike trail, staying near the front of the pack but not able to match the lead-out pace of Perse, Zac, and Ray near the end. We returned to the starting point via Camino del Sur, and I had enough left to catch up with, and pass, Ray and Zac to finish in front. Decent ride home, a little slow on the last little climbs but good speed on the downhill on RB Rd to W Bernardo Dr and home the normal way from there. My legs told me it was a solid workout with some tightening on Camino del Sur, but they held out through the entire ride. Later, Ann and I went over to Andy's house for a nice picnic potluck and pool party before going to see the Shins in concert that night. A good day.
Avg speed = 16.7 mph. Total mileage = 42.4 mi
Total elevation gain = 2670'
Avg heartrate = 132 bpm
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