08-28-2022 Ride

Solo ride initially, heading through the neighborhood to Matinal Rd and then to W Bernardo Dr.  Onto RB Rd, taking it to Bernardo Oaks Dr to get over to Lomica Dr.  Then down to Bernardo Center Dr and back toward Jim's house via Duenda Rd.  To the end of Corazon Pl and then back to Duenda Rd to come at his house via Aguamiel Rd.  Met up with him, John, and Dave, and we rode the time trial route.  I felt during the ride like I had decent power but not much stamina.  Still, felt better than I thought I would after the previous day's exertions.  For some reason, my Fitbit didn't sync the ride, even though it looked like it tracked my progress.

Avg speed = 16.6 mph. Total mileage = 23.8 mi

Avg power = 151 W. Avg weighted power = 175 W

Total elevation gain = 1470'

https://www.strava.com/activities/7715698069

08-27-2022 Ride

Ride over to Gideon's, then to the 4S Target for a Bisikleta ride.  On this ride, there were: Zac, Ray, Jamil, Hugo, Fritz, Edson, Gideon, Arnold, Jed, Darnell, and James.  Out Camino del Sur to San Dieguito Rd, first up the little climb but it took an effort to get past Gideon.  On the downhill, Zac was really pushing the pace, and I did my best to keep up with him.  Turned on El Apajo and rode over to, and up, Via de la Valle to get to Paseo Delicias. Zac got out in front on that little climb, and I sat on his wheel until near the end, where I had some more left to zoom by and round the turn first.  We rode to Montevideo, then to El Camino del Norte via Lago Lindo.  Around this point, Arnold got off track and we didn't see him, or Gideon, for a while.  The rest of us headed down El Camino del Norte to Rancho Santa Fe Rd, turning left this time and taking it, as it turned into Manchester Ave, down to the tee.  The group started to split up here, as four of us tried to wait for Gideon and Arnold to show up while the others continued.  We eventually continued, heading down to the entrance to the bike path by the water treatment plant.  Up to Birmingham Dr, a little climb, then we turned around and rode back down, following the freeway this time, back to Manchester Dr.  Across and back to the suspension bridge near there, getting back on the bike path and riding it up toward Lomas Santa Fe.  I got out ahead of the others and made decent time up this gradual ascent.  Stop at the gas station where we have stopped before, then we continued on Lomas Santa Fe down to the coast highway, turning left.  Through Solana Beach and up into Del Mar, where Gideon and Fritz pushed the pace on that little climb into town.  Zac and I caught them as it was flattening out, and he kept driving hard on the continuing slight climb through town.  I was looking forward to turning past Del Mar, but several of the riders wanted to go up Torrey Pines, so we did, the outside route.  First time for me in a long while, I did okay, stronger in the early and later parts, catching and passing all the other riders except Zac, who was on a mission and set a PR for that climb.  I did too, at least for my Strava history.  We turned around and rode back down, and toward the bottom my front fork started wobbling, so I slowed way down.  Need to try and adjust it again so it is more stable, it hadn't been this unstable in a while.  We lost Fritz, Ray, and Arnold at the top of the hill, as Ray had to deal with a rear flat on his tubeless wheel.  Jed, Zac, and I continued, and for a time I was in the weakest form of the three while we rode up the 56 bike path.  Past Carmel Valley Rd, Jed had a flat, and we had to repair it twice.  I think that took something out of him and gave me a break that I needed.  After that, the three of us kinda kept together, with Zac out in front and me unable to catch up for the most part.  I did hang with him on the little climb on Camino del Sur up to Carmel Valley Rd.  On the last stretches, he would get out in front, then slow down, probably to give me the chance to catch up.  We got out ahead of Jed, but he eventually caught up with us at a light near the finish, before we passed him again.  Home the normal way through the neighborhood, after a beer from a cooler that Arnold had in the back of his car.  That beer tasted mighty fine.  Legs held up the entire ride, no muscle cramping or spasms, but I was really tired later.

Avg speed = 17.2 mph. Total mileage = 54.2 mi

Avg power = 156 W. Weighted avg power = 183 W

Total elevation gain = 3350'

Avg heartrate = 134 bpm

https://www.strava.com/activities/7710656029

https://www.fitbit.com/activities/exercise/50372346134

08-25-2022 Ride

Ride after work with Blair, heading out Bernardo Center Dr to Carmel Valley Rd, down and then up to Black Mountain Rd.  We compared power output at the same speed, and his power is noticeably greater than mine when we are riding together.  Over to the 56 bike path, taking it down to Camino del Sur and beyond to Rancho Santa Fe Farms, turning here and getting back to Carmel Valley Rd.  The wind was finally at our backs, and we made good time back up to Camino del Sur.  I felt really good on the last little climb, able to increase my power output at the top and finish strong.  Back via Camino del Sur to Paseo del Sur, where we started to slow down.  Through that neighborhood and then through the 4S Ranch neighborhood to get back to RB Rd, and then back to the site by taking Via del Campo.  Blair's quads were twitching near the end, so it was a good time to finish.

Avg speed = 16.5 mph. Total mileage = 20.1 mi

Avg power = 139 W. Weighted avg power = 171 W

Total elevation gain = 1220'

Avg heartrate = 128 bpm

https://www.strava.com/activities/7700999846

https://www.fitbit.com/activities/exercise/50372469155

08-21-2022 Ride

Solo ride over to Dave's house, riding across the freeway to BVP and up to Sunset Dr.  Then I rode over to Escondido Blvd, taking it to Valley Pkwy before turning left and then heading back to his place via Centre City Pkwy and the normal way through his neighborhood.  I was a minute or so late, so we got going right away on his time trial route.  This ride had a fair amount of stoplights, so we were slowed down by that.  But he is getting into good riding shape.  I ended up riding a little harder than I had planned, somewhat on the climbing parts in the middle of the ride and more so on the return, where I was trying to pace him to a PR.  Again, too many lights, and I kept getting out too far for him to draft.  He missed a PR by about 30 sec, so it is within reach for next time.  I was slow on the section back home, feeling the previous day's effort in my legs.

Avg speed = 16.8 mph. Total mileage = 31.1 mi

Power = 146 W. Weighted avg power = 168 W

Total elevation gain = 1340'

Avg heartrate = 128 bpm

https://www.strava.com/activities/7676407119

https://www.fitbit.com/activities/exercise/50268282075

08-20-2022 Ride

Solo ride to Rob's house, first ride tracking my power.  We met up and then picked up Gideon on the way to the 4S Target, taking the route through the 4S Ranch neighborhood.  On this ride, there were: Ray, Perse, Arnold, Andy, Gideon, Robert, Sammy, Tony, Nestor, Jhonar, Kamal, Jamil, Charlie, Rory, Fritz, and Jed.  Out Camino del Sur to San Dieguito Rd, with Jamil putting in a big effort to pass everybody on the little climb before the turn.  Down the hill and right on El Apajo, riding over to Via de la Valle, did okay on the little climb up to Stud Loop.  On that section, Rory and I got out in front and built up a decent gap, I caught and passed him near the end, and others were closing in on us.  We headed to Montevideo and then took Lago Vista to El Camino del Norte.  Nice clustered riding on the downhill section, turning right on Rancho Santa Fe Rd and riding over to Olivenhain Rd, then El Camino Real to get to La Costa Ave.  A couple of riders kept going, so there was a delay in getting everybody back together at that corner.  I was last in line, and a group of us rode in pace line at a pretty good speed on that stretch before the freeway.  Followed the road to the coast highway, turning left and stopping at the 7-Eleven for a break.  Then it was down the coast back to Via de la Valle, with some fairly fast stretches but me taking a pace to try and save something for the end.  Up to El Camino Real, with a stretch where Ray and Rory got out ahead and I had to work quite a bit to catch up to them.  Back to San Dieguito Rd, where we loosely formed back up, with a lead group of me, Ray, Jed, and Rory getting out in a pace line and putting distance on the others.  Several other groups worked to catch up, including one with Fritz, Gideon, Perse, and Sammy, and they sprung Sammy up to and past us, but that broke our pace line up.  Rest at the service station before taking on the Three Witches climb.  I was doing pretty well on the first of the two climbs, trying to match Ray's pace.  But he got out ahead, along with Rory, and I couldn't close the gap on the last climb.  Just didn't have that extra gear on this day, although my legs were holding steady.  Nestor came out of nowhere and blew everybody away on that stretch of the climb, really impressive.  I closed the gap to Ray on the way back to Camino del Sur, and the four of us, after waiting a little bit, decided to finish it off.  We rode basically together until Paseo del Sur, then Rory had more left in the tank than the others and rode away.  I couldn't keep up with him, but I put pace on the other two and had a decent, although not great, finish.  When I stood up on the pedals in this stretch, I could feel my quads complaining, but they were fine in sitting position.  After a short break at the end, Rob and I rode back together, I didn't push the pace too much, not that much left with which to push.  Legs were still okay at the end, just tired.

Avg speed = 18.1 mph. Total mileage = 50.0 mi

Avg power = 161 W. Weighted avg power = 183 W

Total elevation gain = 2380'

Avg heartrate = 131 bpm

https://www.strava.com/activities/7671324929

https://www.fitbit.com/activities/exercise/50221169719

08-19-2022 Ride

Solo ride on a Friday, taking the day off.  Not intending to ride hard, just get some miles in.  Through the neighborhood to RB Rd, and then right on Alva Rd to go through the 4S neighborhood and Paseo del Sur through the Del Sur neighborhood.  Eventually to Camino del Sur, heading past the 56 and intending to get to Park Village Rd.  Rode around the construction areas eventually coming to a fence across Camino del Sur that I couldn't get around.  So I turned around and headed back to Carmel Mountain Rd, taking it up to Black Mountain Rd and then over to the 56 bike path.  Headed east over to Rancho Penasquitos Dr, turning right and getting onto Poway Rd.  Up to Sabre Springs Pkwy, turning right and taking it to Springhurst Dr, where I turned right and took it up the hill by John's house to Springbrook Dr and then to Scripps-Poway Pkwy.  Down the hill to Pomerado Rd, where I turned left and took it back to RB Rd, helped by a little bit of a tailwind.  RB Rd to W Bernardo Dr, taking it down to Aguamiel Rd before turning and heading home.  Felt good for a fairly low-impact ride.

Later in the day, I received my Favero Assioma Shi pedal spindles, and I was able to use Blair's spline tool to remove my spindles from my old pedals and replace them with these ones.  Some difficulty in the rotation of the pedal axles, they are more resistant than my old ones.  I had a devil of a time getting the pedals to register wattage on my Wahoo.  Calibrated them using the Assioma app, then rode on the trainer with it plugged in to show the wattage from the trainer.  After doing that and then unplugging the trainer, I could see the wattage display from the pedals.  Not sure what was the hangup.  Will try them out on the Bisikleta ride tomorrow.

Avg speed = 15.9 mph. Total mileage = 30.6 mi

Total elevation gain = 1860'

Avg heartrate = 123 bpm

https://www.strava.com/activities/7664795493

https://www.fitbit.com/activities/exercise/50218321505

08-14-2022 Ride

Solo ride initially, heading through the neighborhood, via the Capilla Rd route, up to RB Rd, and then over to Alva Rd.  I rode up to its top and then via a series of roads back to 4S Ranch Pkwy, taking it through the shopping area to Dove Canyon Rd.  Stopped for a donut and a banana at Donut Touch, then continued up to Camino San Bernardo to get over to Camino del Norte.  Up to Bernardo Center Dr, then following the time trial route back to Jim's house, riding to the end of Corazon Pl before meeting up with him, Dave, and John.   Time trial was fine, Dave and John are riding faster than in the past, and it seems that both of them are working out to get under 200 lbs.  John is riding and running again, which is very cool.  I felt okay on the flat and slight uphill parts, no strong sustained push on the little climbs, like the one after the turn onto Camino del Norte.  Went to the beach later for an end-of-summer beach picnic with the church group.

Avg speed = 16.0 mph. Total mileage = 29.0 mi

Total elevation gain = 1670'

Avg heartrate = 124 bpm

https://www.strava.com/activities/7637404234

https://www.fitbit.com/activities/exercise/50119179951

08/13/2022 Ride

Bisikleta ride, meeting Jhonar on the way over to Gideon's house, no Robert this time.  Over the normal way to the 4S Target.  On this ride, there were:  Ray, Gideon, Kamal, Charlie, Eric, Rory, Audrey, Alan (new from Gideon's 50th ride), Fritz, Darnell, and Jhonar.  Headed out to San Dieguito Rd and then down into the flats, where we had a partially successful pace line until it got blown up in the middle and had to reform.  Then over El Camino Real to Via de la Valle and down to the coast highway.  On this ride, I was mostly successful in staying near the front and catching up with riders who tried to get out ahead.  Pretty good pace throughout, matching how fast Ray was riding in nearly all cases and even getting ahead of him toward the end.  Took the coast highway north to La Costa Ave, maybe a slight tailwind on the way north but not so much.  Stop at the 7-Eleven, break wasn't incredibly long this time, as it was humid and heating up.  We decided to ride back down to Carmel Valley Rd and get over to the 56 bike trail, taking it up to Carmel Valley Rd and then over to Camino del Sur.  Around this time, I was feeling the effects of my effort in my quads, but they recovered enough for me to push a decent pace on the way back in, including a flat-out sprint at the end with Gideon, whose legs were cramping (I don't know how or why he did that).  Relatively flat ride for us, no real hills to take on, so my average speed was good.

Avg speed = 18.1 mph. Total mileage = 52.9 mi

Total elevation gain = 2060'

Avg heartrate = 133 bpm

https://www.strava.com/activities/7632687027

https://www.fitbit.com/activities/exercise/50051831432

08-11-2022 Ride

Ride after work with Blair, keeping it relatively short and a little bit faster because he was James' ride home.  Headed over to Camino del Norte via Bernardo Center Dr, turning left and, for a time, following the reverse of the time trial route.  There was a coastal breeze, so riding east was easier.  We stayed on Sabre Springs Pkwy all the way to Springhurst Dr, turning there and getting over to Poway Rd, where the breeze effect was more noticeable.  Took Oak Knoll Rd to Pomerado Rd and then turned left onto Metate Rd to get to Community Rd.  Back to Twin Peaks Rd, and when it turned into Camino del Norte we followed the time trial route back to near our starting point.  I had ridden my bike in to work, so I rode home and kept that on the Strava route as well, which made my average speed for the ride look better.

Avg speed = 16.7 mph. Total mileage = 18.8 mi

Total elevation gain = 900'

Avg heartrate = 121 bpm

https://www.strava.com/activities/7623368222

https://www.fitbit.com/activities/exercise/50048057112

08-07-2022 Ride

Solo ride initially, getting some miles in before the time trial route.  Through the neighborhood to Matinal Rd, turning to get over to W Bernardo Dr and then taking a right onto RB Rd.  Up that little climb and then continuing to Alva Rd, where I turned and rode through the 4S Ranch neighborhood to get to Camino del Sur.  Turned right here and rode up to Casey Glen, where I turned left and weaved through that neighborhood to Paseo del Sur.  Started heading back, turning on Potomac Ridge Rd, then Nighthawk Ln, then Del Sur Ridge Rd to get to Lone Quail Rd.  I turned right and took it all the way into the parking lot past its end, stopping to throw away the banana peel before continuing.  Dove Canyon Rd to Camino del Norte, taking it up to Camino San Bernardo and then back over to RB Rd.  Down the hill and over to Jim's house the normal way, where I met up with him, John and Dave (late because he had to fix a flat before coming over).  Then it was the time trial route, and Dave and John were pushing harder than normal.  That caused me to ride a little harder than I had planned, so we were faster than usual on Pomerado Rd and Poway Rd.  John even kept the push after the turn onto Sabre Springs Pkwy before slowing down.  He also pushed hard on the little climb up Camino del Norte, and again I rode harder to try and keep up with him.  Finished the time trial in 59:00 starting and ending at Jim's house.

Avg speed = 16.6 mph. Total mileage = 28.9 mi

Total elevation gain = 1620'

Avg heartrate = 123 bpm

https://www.strava.com/activities/7598701044

https://www.fitbit.com/activities/exercise/49928576494

08-06-2022 Ride

Ride over to Robert's house the normal way, where I met up with him and David, and we rode together to the 4S Target to meet the others.  Big group at the start, here are the names I remembered - Ray, Robert, David, Chris, Eric, Jamil, Kamal, Jed, Sammy, Tony, Nestor, Fritz, Levi, James, Charlie, and Irwin.  Out Camino del Sur to the 56 bike path, where we lost James for a while as he repaired a flat and was stuck behind.  Then down to El Camino Real at a pretty fast pace, including David showing off his impressive TT power on the little stretch before Carmel Valley Rd.  Over to Carmel Valley Rd, and around this time Irwin headed back.  We rode over to the coast and turned north on PCH.  Chris and I pushed to be the first up that little climb, and I eventually had a little more left (or he let me go ahead).  Then it was on PCH all the way to the La Costa Ave turnaround point, with a couple of brief stops on the way.  I kept missing the drop for small groups getting out in front, which led to me on a solo push to try and catch them.  Eventually I got up there, past Cardiff, and we had something of a fast, ill-organized pace line going with a couple of other riders.  The wind was coming from the northwest, so it slowed our pace down.  At the turn, we still hadn't caught up with James, and Jamil let Kamal know that he had missed a turn and started heading back.  Back on PCH to the 7-Eleven where we have stopped before, for a longer break, including several riders that ate hot dogs.  Yikes.  And James and Rush showed up while we were there.  Back to Via de la Valle, where we turned left and waited for the others to regroup.  I was at the back when they took off, so trying to catch them up again was not fun, especially after missing a long light by the fairgrounds.  Over to El Camino Real, where it was getting hotter and I was starting to feel the effects of the effort so far.  We had favorable winds to generally help on the San Dieguito Rd flats, but once again I had to ride it mostly solo.  So my ride up the Three Witches climb was okay but not fast, and I was slow on the third segment.  Another regroup at the turn onto Camino del Sur, but we didn't wait for everybody before finishing it off.  At this point, a group got out in front of me and I just didn't have anything in response to try and catch up, so it was another solo effort to get back to the starting point.  Slower, but no cramping, on the way home, taking RB Rd down to W Bernardo Dr and home the normal way from there.  I had pretty much nothing left on the tiny little climb up Duenda Rd, was a big workout for me on this day.  I thought I tracked it on Fitbit, but it didn't register the ride.

Avg speed = 17.6 mph. Total mileage = 53.8 mi

Total elevation gain = 2180'

Avg heartrate = ??

https://www.strava.com/activities/7593901334

08-04-2022 Ride

Ride with Blair from work over to Robert's house, taking W Bernardo Ct and Via Tazon to get to RB Rd, and then through the neighborhood to his place.  We rode back the normal way to RB from there, turning left onto Dove Canyon Rd and taking it to Carmel Valley Rd.  Up to Black Mountain Rd, nice little climb, then over to Carmel Mountain Rd, where we turned left and stayed on this road through a turn that kept us climbing the little climb on the south side of the 56.  Down into Carmel Mountain Ranch, turning left on Penasquitos Dr and then right onto Almazon St.  Down to Paymogo St, where we took a left and ran into a dead end of road, carrying our bikes on a rough trail to get over to Paseo Montanoso.  Left on Avenida de los Lobos, where it looked like we were going to find another dead end but ran into a bike trail connecting us to Camino Crisalida, which then dumped us onto Bernardo Center Dr.  Back to the site the normal way from there, and Robert then rode home.  Generally easy pace on this ride except for the little climbs, where I tried to push it a little harder.

Avg speed = 13.2 mph. Total mileage = 14.5 mi

Total elevation gain = 1180'

Avg heartrate = ~117 bpm

https://www.strava.com/activities/7586938455