Ride over to Robert's house and then to the 4S Target starting point. On this day, there were the following riders: Fritz, his friend Sokha, Andy, Tony, Robert, Zac, Cheng, Gio, Jhonar, Kamal, Jed, Charlie, and Al. Later on, Levi met us at one of our stopping points. Common route, down Camino del Sur to San Dieguito Rd, and over El Apajo to Via de la Valle. Tony missed the El Apajo turn, so we ended up meeting him in Leucadia. Up Paseo Delicias to El Montevideo, then Lago Lindo to El Camino del Sur to get down to Rancho Santa Fe Rd. I got up to the turn onto Paseo Delicias first, by trailing Jed until I put a burst of speed on at the end. On the downhill on El Camino del Sur, I was trying to chase Zac down, and at the end several others - Jhonar, Kamal, and Jed - got past me and I didn't have any response left. Kamal was riding well on all the flats and short uphill segments, his IronMan is coming up in two weeks. Over to El Camino Real, heading north to La Costa Ave, where a lead group stopped at a convenience store briefly before we met up with the others and continued down to the coast. Fairly fast stretch of the ride. On the coast highway, we stopped at Cancun and gathered everybody up before continuing south at a fairly fast pace. Zac was riding especially fast, and I did everything I could to stay with him, successfully until the flats before Solana Beach. I did close the gap and catch him on the little uphill into SB, then a group of us rode together until the turn onto Via de la Valle, where we waited for the others to catch up. I led the group over to San Dieguito Rd, pretty well stayed together, then we had a decent pace line to the gas station before Three Witches. After the short break there, we headed on, and Zac kicked it into high gear. No way I could even think about catching him, and Fritz was trying to do the same. I held onto Fritz's back wheel as long as I could, going really fast up the first two climbs. But I ran out of gas in the middle of the third climb and had to slow down before recovering somewhat and finishing better. Ended up with a PR of 8:42, can be faster if I pace myself a little more earlier and then push harder at the end. Ride back to the start was uneventful, with Zac, Fritz, and Kamal getting out ahead but within sight. Legs were starting to feel it, but they held out until the end. A fairly relaxed ride for me and Robert heading back, and I took the RB to W Bernardo Dr route.
Avg speed = 17.9 mph. Total mileage = 48.8 mi
Avg power = 159 W. Avg weighted power = 181 W
Total elevation gain = 2120'
Avg heartrate = 128 bpm
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