Saturday, October 22, 2022

10-22-2022 Ride

 Ride over, the normal way, to Robert's house, where I met up with him and Gideon.  We rode together to the 4S Target by taking the route through 4S Ranch.  On the ride this day were:  Ray, Robert, Cam, Gideon, Gio, Eric, Charlie, and Nelson (Nel for short, a new rider).  We rode down Camino del Sur to San Dieguito Rd, then down to El Apajo and over Via de Santa Fe to get to Via de la Valle.  Up to Stud Loop start, where we gathered up before continuing.  I led out and tried to set a decent but not scorching pace, kept it up until, on a climb, Robert pushed out ahead and increased our speed.  I followed his wheel for a while and then passed him on a climb and kept pushing to the end, apparently setting a PR without really feeling I was going hard.  We headed down Paseo Delicias to El Camino del Norte, turning there and taking it to Rancho Santa Fe Rd.  Ray and I set a good pace on that stretch.  We turned right and rode for a short while before turning right onto Lone Jack Rd.  Followed it to Fortuna Ranch Rd, which had a 10% grade right at the start, followed by generally uphill riding until we got to a water tower.  At this point, we had to walk our bikes down a stone and dirt trail to get to paved road, Latigo Row.  We rode over to Lone Hill Ln and took it down to Lone Jack Rd, following that route back to Rancho Santa Fe Rd, where we headed south to get to a 7-Eleven at the corner of Encinitas Blvd.  Met up with Audrey and took an extended break before continuing up to Willowspring Dr, turning left there.  Another little climb and a trek to get to El Camino Real, and Audrey was pushing hard on the climbs.  Left on El Camino Real and then right onto Santa Fe Dr, taking it down to the coast highway at the level of Swami's Beach.  Moderately fast pace through Cardiff and into Solana Beach, then a left on Via de la Valle.  Ray set the pace up and over to El Camino Real, and I sat on his wheel, passing there and riding over to San Dieguito Rd.  We were all riding together, so we formed up a pace line and held it together all the way to that gas station before Three Witches.  Short break there before continuing on.  Audrey was intent on setting a PR on the climb, so she rode fast, while I tried to match Ray's pace.  We hung together up into the second climbing section, when I passed him and had enough, this time, to keep a decent pace all the way through the third little climb and into Camino del Sur, where Audrey was waiting.  I set a PR on this climb, 8:29, and wouldn't have thought it while I was riding, again didn't feel like a fast pace to me.  Back to the starting point, good legs left and I pushed the pace among the lead riders.  Then back home through the neighborhood, not pushing so hard here and finishing feeling tired but not damaged.  Weather cooperated very well on this day, with cloud cover for most of the time.

Avg speed = 16.3 mph. Total mileage = 51.8 mi
Avg power = 153 W. Weighted avg power = 190 W
Total elevation gain = 3350'
Avg heartrate = 132 bpm

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