12-31-2022 Ride

Ride with a couple of other Bisikleta riders, leaving from the parking lot down by the skate park near the Coronado bridge on the island side.  On this ride, there were:  Jed, Charlie (his idea), Eric, and Fritz.  We headed out of the parking lot to a bike path that emptied onto Glorieta Blvd, which got us to the Bayshore Bikeway, a nice, protected two-way bike path.  We took it through Coronado and onto the Silver Strand, making pretty good time once we got away from the traffic and were able to ride in a loose pace line.  I was pushing hard when I was at the front, probably dealing with a little bit of a headwind.  And I was recovering from a cold that started late Monday night.  Lots of snot expulsion during the ride but no evidence of respiratory weakness.  Took the Bikeway all the way down to Imperial Beach and around the bottom of the bay inlet there.  On the way north, we took a combination of bike path and surface streets with a bike lane back toward town, stopping by a little park for a break around 16 miles, where a Russian oligarch's boat was docked after being seized in the Cayman Islands.  Continued on, and just before we got near the turnaround, we were on a rough patch of road and I got a rear flat tire.  Fixed it pretty quickly, and from there we rode to the Rady Shell and around it before another break, with some pics up by the shell.  It was fast on the way there, and we kept a fairly mean pace on the way back, which was close to a retrace of our outbound route.  Funny, at the point where we headed west along the bottom of the bay inlet, there was a mobile bike truck, so I asked the guy to fill my tire to full pressure, which helped.  After this point, Fritz and Jed were really pushing the pace, so I tried to cool them off and not get too far ahead of the others.  Happened a couple of times on the way back, where we might have had a slight tailwind and were going faster.  My legs were holding out, but I was working really hard to keep up with the leaders.  Took a little detour at the very end, because I didn't see the bike path taking us under the bridge and instead waited until we could cross the traffic and come back to the parking lot the way we drove in.  There was some fog and mist on the Silver Strand on the return route, not so much but enough for me to take my sunglasses off.  Good ride and a good way to end my 2022 exercise plan.

Avg speed = 18.4 mph. Total mileage = 43.9 mi

Avg power = 170 W. Weighted avg power = 181 W

Total elevation gain = 180'

Avg heartrate = 136 bpm

https://www.strava.com/activities/8317960113

https://www.fitbit.com/activities/exercise/52849267436

12-30-2022 Ride

Not a great day on the bike, mechanically speaking.  I had put on a new chain, and it was skipping throughout the ride in certain gears under load.  Not sure what's going on there, I'll try to ride it out and see if the new chain settles in.  Down by the park and across the freeway to get to BVP, which I took up to San Pasqual Valley Rd, turning right and then left onto Citrus Ave.  Took it all the way to El Norte Pkwy, turning left and riding down to Broadway.  Over to Country Club Ln, taking it until I got to Borden Rd, where I turned right and headed for Las Posas Rd.  After the slow climb, I hit something in the road and got a front tire flat, so I stopped to repair it.  Continued on, turning left on Las Posas Rd and then left again on San Marcos Blvd.  Down to Bent Ave, turning right and seeing the new traffic layout around Discovery St, which it looks like they are finally connecting through.  I got onto Craven Rd and took it to Twin Oaks Valley Pkwy.  Turned left and then right onto Barham Dr, and it was around here that the control cable for my rear derailleur broke, leaving me with two gears to choose from.  I took it slow, riding to Mission Ave and then over to Centre City Pkwy.  Home the normal way from here, across the freeway and riding, quite slowly, up the two last little climbs.  Was definitely glad to be done with this ride.  On the plus side, cleaning and reseating my rear cassette may have caused the clattering noise in my rear wheel to go away.  Will monitor how it goes.

Avg speed = 15.7 mph. Total mileage = 36.0 mi

Avg power = 133 W. Weighted avg power = 153 W

Total elevation gain = 1500'

Avg heartrate = 125 bpm

https://www.strava.com/activities/8312596912

https://www.fitbit.com/activities/exercise/52858525830

12-28-2022 Ride

Solo ride, recovering from a cold whose symptoms started on Monday night with a sore throat.  I had tried to replace my chain with one that Blair gave me and was supposedly compatible, but it kept skipping, so I put the old one back on, this time with a quick-release link in the chain.  It worked fine for the ride.  Headed on the old time trial route up to Espola Rd and then up to Poway Rd.  That little climb was tough as always.  Then it was down to Community Rd, where I turned left and road up to, and past, Scripps-Poway Pkwy turning right onto Kirkham Pkwy to get back to Scripps-Poway Pkwy.  Then it was down to Pomerado Rd, taking it to Poway Rd and then getting onto the new time trial route.  All the way back home via this route.  Felt fine, a lot of snot cleared out of my sinuses, didn't have any issues with being winded.

Avg speed = 14.8 mph. Total mileage = 25.3 mi

Avg power = 141 W. Weighted avg power = 174 W

Total elevation gain = 1880'

Avg heartrate = 110 bpm

https://www.strava.com/activities/8304303110

https://www.fitbit.com/activities/exercise/52797150722

12-26-2022 Ride

Solo ride in the morning, leaving after working to adjust my front derailleur and getting closer to desired operation.  Still rubs a little against the derailleur cage at lower gears and lower chainring, but just a little, not too bad.  Headed through the neighborhood to Matinal Rd and then up to W Bernardo Dr, turning right and taking it to RB Rd, turning right there and riding up and through the 4S Ranch neighborhood to get to Paseo del Sur.   Down to Babcock St, turning left and trying to get through this area to another connecting point out of it, no luck.  So I got back to Paseo del Sur and then turned left onto Paseo Montenero, riding around that area and eventually getting to Haaland Glen, which got me back to Paseo del Sur.  To Camino del Sur, turning left and taking it to the 56 bike path, where I turned left and rode up to Black Mountain Rd, turning left there too.  Over to Oviedo St, turning right there and then another right onto Oviedo Way, which leads up to Hilltop Community Park at grades averaging 9% for about 0.4 mi.  Back down after reaching the top, turning right on Black Mountain Rd and heading home the normal way, up to Carmel Valley Rd, then Dove Canyon Rd to RB Rd and through the neighborhood.

Avg speed = 14.8 mph. Total mileage = 27.9 mi

Avg power = 133 W. Weighted avg power = 174 W

Total elevation gain = 2230'

Avg heartrate = 125 bpm

https://www.strava.com/activities/8294499703

https://www.fitbit.com/activities/exercise/52797155154

12-24-2022 Ride

Bisikleta ride, heading over the normal way via the 4S Ranch neighborhood to the Target.  On this ride, there were: Ray, Robert, Arnold, Zac, Eric, Al, Fritz, Jed, and Nel.  We headed down to San Dieguito Rd, turning right there and dropping down to the bottom of the hill.  Waiting there, it turned out that Zac, Fritz, and Al had not made the turn, so we kept going in a fairly well ordered pace line over to El Camino Real and then to Via de la Valle.  Took it to the coast and turned on the Coast Hwy, with a brief stop at the turn.  I was pushing the pace pretty hard, along with Jed.  Then it was up into and through Del Mar, turning on Carmel Valley Rd and dropping down to the stoplight, where we waited for the others coming the other way.  They made it pretty soon, and they turned around to ride with us while we headed back to El Camino Real and then north.  I slowed down here and didn't try to stay with the leaders.  Around this time, a group of SDBC riders came up on us and passed us, with one of them bumping into me on the way past.  Down into the flats and then back onto San Dieguito Rd, with another fairly decent pace line back to the gas station, where folks decided to stop for a break.  Then it was up Three Witches at a fairly decent clip, with enough reserves to make up ground on Jed in the final section and catch him.  Fritz and Zac were way ahead of me, much faster.  I stayed with the leaders from there back to the starting point and finished at the front with Fritz.  Then it was home at a fairly decent clip, where Eric stopped by later to pick up the shoes that I had repaired for him.

Avg speed = 17.3 mph. Total mileage = 39.3 mi

Avg power = 170 W. Weighted avg power = 202 W

Total elevation gain = 2110'

Avg heartrate = 127 bpm

https://www.strava.com/activities/8287268064

https://www.fitbit.com/activities/exercise/52786955245

12-23-2022 Ride

Short coffee ride from home with Joe.  We headed through the neighborhood to Matinal Rd, riding the little stretch through the townhomes before turning right and then right again onto W Bernardo Rd.  Up to RB Rd, turning left and taking it to Pomerado Rd.  There we turned left and rode down to the second turn onto Paseo del Verano, which has some little bits of climbing before descending to the turnoff for Bernardo Winery.  We rode around the shops there until we found Manzanita Roasting Co, where we stopped for a coffee and conversation.  Then it was back to Pomerado Rd via the other section of Paseo del Verano, turning right and heading down to the freeway and across.  Home the normal way from there, with a big push up the little hill before the park, setting a PR of 1:06 at an average power output of >350 W.

Avg speed = 13.5 mph. Total mileage = 10.4 mi

Avg power = 112 W. Weighted avg power = 166 W

Total elevation gain = 770'

Avg heartrate = 99 bpm

https://www.strava.com/activities/8282908523

https://www.fitbit.com/activities/exercise/52710168440

12-22-2022 Ride

Ride after finishing work for the year, with Blair, Avi, and James, who was back on the bike with us for the first time in more than a year.  We kept the route short, but Blair picked one that had a fair amount of modest climbing in it.  Headed out from the back parking lot to Bernardo Center Dr, continuing on to Carmel Valley Rd and climbing up to the top before dropping down to Camino del Sur.  James did pretty well here, slower but hanging in there.  Then we turned right and stayed on that road until turning onto Paseo del Sur for the route through that neighborhood.  I got out ahead and at one point looped back past the others before riding to catch up to them.  Over Four Gee Rd into the 4S Ranch neighborhood, back-tracing my normal route through there until we got back to RB Rd.  At that point, spur of the moment, we turned right and rode over to Karl Strauss for a beer, which was excellent.  Back to the starting point from there, with Avi splitting off when we got to W Bernardo Dr.  We took the back route past B66 to get to where the cars were parked.  All in all, a fine coda to an eventful, and successful, 2022 from a work perspective.

Avg speed = 14.7 mph. Total mileage = 15.4 mi

Avg power = 121 W. Weighted avg power = 169 W

Total elevation gain = 920'

Avg heartrate = 97 bpm (?)

https://www.strava.com/activities/8282514654

https://www.fitbit.com/activities/exercise/52706012894

12-20-2022 Ride

Ride from work, having driven in, heading over to Camino del Norte and meeting Avi on the way toward Espola Rd.  We turned left there and rode up the gradual climb and then a nice downhill back to Pomerado Rd.  Left there, taking it up to Ted Williams Pkwy to turn right and ride to Rancho Carmel Dr.  Stayed on it until turning right into the tech park where Avi's office is, and then I rode down through the parking lot like the previous time and got back onto Camino del Norte.  Back to work the normal way from there.  Was a great day for a ride, didn't push the pace too much but had a good time.

Avg speed = 15.6 mph. Total mileage = 19.1 mi

Avg power = 146 W. Weighted avg power = 175 W

Total elevation gain = 1210'

Avg heartrate = 116 bpm

https://www.strava.com/activities/8272844079

https://www.fitbit.com/activities/exercise/52707603458

12-18-2022 Ride

Solo ride, none of the others were available.  Headed up Aguamiel Rd to Duenda Rd and then to W Bernardo Dr to get over to RB Rd.  Then it was up to Pomerado Rd, following the time trial route for a while.  Stayed on Poway Rd past the usual turn, taking it to Rancho Penasquitos Blvd and up that short, steep little climb.  Then I got onto the 56 bike path and took it all the way down to Carmel Valley Rd, turning there and riding it back to Camino del Sur.  Left there, taking it back to RB Rd and staying on it until a left turn onto W Bernardo Dr.  All the way down to Aguamiel Rd, turning there and riding on Aguacate Way and Creciente Way to get back to Azucar Way and home.  Still not feeling so strong, maybe health is not at 100%.

Avg speed = 16.2 mph. Total mileage = 30.2 mi

Avg power = 158 W. Weighted avg power = 184 W

Total elevation gain = 1760'

Avg heartrate = 124 bpm

https://www.strava.com/activities/8264012896

https://www.fitbit.com/activities/exercise/52624415596

12-17-2022 Ride

Kinda weird ride on this day.  Started early, and it was pretty cold at the beginning, under 40.  Through the neighborhood to Matinal Rd and over to W Bernardo Dr.  Not rolling fast on this day.  Up to RB Rd, taking that little climb to get to the 4S Ranch neighborhood, where I initially rode all the way up to the water tower for the first time, then on a number of streets to get over to Four Gee Rd, taking it up to the top before turning around and riding to Camino del Sur.  Right there, up to Casey Glen and then over to Paseo del Sur to get to the Bisikleta starting point.  Large group at the start, here is who I remember: Robert, Fritz, his friend Robert, Andy, James, Zac, his friend Keedon, Audrey, her friend Chris, Chris Cantor, Edson, Eric, Darnell, and Arnold.  I had no idea about the route before we started.  Down Camino del Sur to San Dieguito Rd, then right on El Apajo, where we lost Darnell for a time.  I went and brought him back.  Over to Calzada del Bosque, taking this up that short, steep little hill to Linea del Cielo.  Into RSF, where we headed away from the village on La Granada.  At a pause point where everybody got caught up, I turned around and started heading back to get home and get ready for Elaine Davis' funeral mass.  Back the way I came into RSF, staying on Via de Santa Fe back to El Apajo and then up Three Witches, very slowly.  I had lost both short-fingered gloves on the downhill, and Robert helped me find one on the way down, so I rode back up looking for the other one and finding it.  Route retraced back to Four Gee Rd, turning there and again taking a number of turns through that neighborhood until coming onto RB Rd via Town Square Pkwy.  Back into our neighborhood, staying on Matinal Rd until Hada Rd and then getting over to Duenda Rd and home the normal way from there.  No real attempts at sustained high output on this ride.

Avg speed = 14.7 mph. Total mileage = 37.8 mi

Avg power = 144 W. Weighted avg power = 181 W

Total elevation gain = 2780'

Avg heartrate = 121 bpm

https://www.strava.com/activities/8259811831

https://www.fitbit.com/activities/exercise/52630742623

12-11-2022 Virtual Ride

Ride in the garage on a rainy day.  Was determined to get 20 miles in, but it was something of a chore.  Talked to Laura for much of the ride, and that helped to ease some of the boredom.  Kept the resistance level low and did a lot of spinning at Levels 0, 1, and 2.

Avg speed = 16.9 mph

Total mileage = 20.0 mi

Avg power = 150 W. Weighted avg power = 155 W

Avg cadence = 84 rpm

https://www.strava.com/activities/8238054415

12-10-2022 Ride

Solo ride over to the 4S Target, riding through the neighborhood, then through the 4S Ranch neighborhood with the little juke up to the end of Four Gee Rd and back.  On this ride at the start were: Ray, Rob, Kamal, James, Audrey, Jed, Nel, Charlie, Chris, and Fritz.  Rob had his new bike, and it looks beautiful.  We took one of our usual routes, heading down to San Dieguito Rd, out to El Camino Real, and then over to the coast using Via de la Valle.  Then it was up to La Costa Ave and back, retracing the route.  I felt good on the outbound segment, hanging with the leaders the whole way and helping to push the pace at times.  On the way back, I dialed the pace down a little bit for myself, and others kinda followed suit.  At the turn from El Camino Real back onto San Dieguito Rd, we waited for others to catch up, and Nel was having some pain in his left arm.  Jed asked him some questions, but he said he was okay.  So I rode with Nel pretty much at his pace on way back to the start from there, and it went fine.  Jed was there for much of the way too.  Riding back home from the collection point, I stayed on Camino del Norte to Bernardo Center Dr, and then took W Bernardo Dr.  Normal way from there, with the exception of riding to the top of Corazon Pl and then Pajaro Way to a just enough distance to make it over 50 miles.

Avg speed = 17.7 mph. Total mileage = 50.1 mi

Avg power = 164 W. Weighted avg power = 186 W

Total elevation gain = 1920'

Avg heartrate = 121 bpm

https://www.strava.com/activities/8232803994

https://www.fitbit.com/activities/exercise/52522408038

12-09-2022 Ride

Ride with Avi over lunchtime, heading out of the back parking lot, where my car was parked, over to the 7-Eleven by High Country West to meet him.  He came along a couple of minutes later, and we turned onto Camino del Norte, heading out to Carmel Valley Rd and turning right there.  Then it was down to Rancho Santa Fe Farms Rd, turning left and getting over to the 56 bike path.  I was maintaining a pretty good pace, not scorching it, staying generally just a little in front of Avi.  We continued on the 56 bike path up to Rancho Carmel Dr, turning there and riding up to Ave of Science, where Avi's office at Oura is located.  We turned left and rode down to a place where we turned into a parking lot and then went through a gate that dropped me onto Camino del Norte near the freeway.  I crossed the street and then headed back to the site the normal way from there.  Was a nice little 20 mile ride.

Avg speed = 15.5 mph. Total mileage = 19.9 mi

Avg power = 136 W. Weighted avg power = 178 W

Total elevation gain = 1250'

Avg heartrate = 117 bpm

https://www.strava.com/activities/8228985094

https://www.fitbit.com/activities/exercise/52519778561

12-07-2022 Ride

Ride over lunch with Blair and Avi, leaving from HP site and heading out Bernardo Center Dr to Carmel Valley Rd and up to Black Mountain Rd.  The wind was swirling around on this ride, and it was cool but not cold.  Turned left there and rode down to Park Village Rd, turning right there and taking it to Camino del Sur.  Starting before the turn, it was generally climbing or rolling up and down all the way back to the top of Carmel Valley Rd, where I waited for the others to get there.  Wind was coming out of the west, so it helped on the latter climbs.  Down the hill and then last little climb before getting back to Camino del Norte, where Avi turned off and Blair and I finished back to HP.  Felt stronger on this ride than my average speed suggested.  I also rode to and from work, adding another 5 miles or so to the total, not shown below.

Avg speed = 16.2 mph. Total mileage = 15.6 mi

Avg power = 160 W. Weighted avg power = 200 W

Total elevation gain = 1240'

Avg heartrate = 114 bpm

https://www.strava.com/activities/8221047446

https://www.fitbit.com/activities/exercise/52449012513

12-04-2022 Ride

Solo ride, was cool at the start but not cold.  Headed on the standard time trial route up to Pomerado Rd and then kept going on RB Rd and Espola Rd.  Up to Lake Poway Rd, turning left there on a whim and riding up this little climb to get to the apex of this ride.  Then it was back to Espola Rd, taking it over to Poway Rd, including the little climb up to the turn, which was tough as usual.  Down to Sabre Springs Pkwy, where I got onto the bike path that eventually follows the east side of the freeway, keeping on the path after Scripps-Poway Pkwy and eventually getting onto Scripps Ranch Blvd.  I continued on this route until keeping straight to get onto Carroll Canyon Rd, which was in sorry shape.  A bumpy ride over to Black Mountain Rd, where I turned right and took it all the way to Carmel Valley Rd.  The climb up to the 56 was also a challenge, pretty steep there for about a mile.  Over to Dove Canyon Rd, then back to RB Rd and home through the neighborhood.  I didn't feel like I was dogging it so much on this ride, but my overall effort wasn't so great.

Avg speed = 14.9 mph. Total mileage = 32.0 mi

Avg power = 150 W. Weighted avg power = 182 W

Total elevation gain = 2520'

Avg heartrate = 121 bpm

https://www.strava.com/activities/8207412244

https://www.fitbit.com/activities/exercise/52365870478

12-03-2022 Ride

Bisikleta ride, a shorter one this time.  Headed through the neighborhood and then through the 4S Ranch neighborhood, including the stretch up to the top of the turnaround on Four Gee Rd.  On this ride, there were: Rob, Arnold, Gio, Jamil, Zac, Charlie, Eric, Jed, and Cam.  We headed down Camino del Sur to the 56 bike path, with me, Jed, and Zac pushing the pace at different times.  Gathered up there, then continued down to El Camino Real, turning there and heading to the coast on Carmel Valley Rd.  On the climb up into Del Mar, Jed and I were out in front, and I was able to power past him to get to the light first.  Over to Via de la Valle along the coast, where we turned and waited for everybody to regroup again.  I led the way over to El Camino Real and then to San Dieguito Rd, where we had a kinda ragged pace line to the gas station in Fairbanks Ranch.  Another short break there before heading back to the starting point.  I set a PR going up Three Witches, 8:26, but most of my faster pace was in the early section.  I did catch up to, and pass, Jed near the top, but Zac was out in front of both of us by a fair margin.  Fairly fast on the return on Camino del Sur and slower on the ride back home, riding by Gideon's house and over to W Bernardo Dr, taking it down to Aguamiel Rd before climbing back up.  I averaged around 18.4 mph on the Bisikleta section.

Avg speed = 17.4 mph. Total mileage = 39.7 mi

Avg power = 165 W. Weighted avg power = 192 W

Total elevation gain = 2220'

Avg heartrate = 127 bpm

https://www.strava.com/activities/8202989157

https://www.fitbit.com/activities/exercise/52369382312

12-02-2022 Virtual Ride

Kickr ride in the morning before heading to work.  Generally low impact with one more consistent power expectation stretch and a couple of intervals alternating between medium and higher power.

Total time = 50:56

Total mileage = 12.0 mi

Avg power = 148 W

Weighted average power= 157 W