Solo ride over to Gideon's house to meet him and head over to the 4S Target, taking the route through the 4S Ranch neighborhood. It was his first time riding with the group in a while, and it was good to have him back. On this ride, which was the last warm-up for the Palm Springs Century next Saturday, were: Ray, Gideon, Robert, Perse, Jed, Fritz, Charlie, Eric, Robert (Fritz's friend with the electric-assist bike), Darnell, Nel, and Kamal. We headed down Camino del Sur to San Dieguito Rd and then down Three Witches, where the road has been fully repaved is really nice now. It was cold on that descent, but the weather was generally good on this ride. Once we got onto the flats, we practiced our pace line and actually did pretty well on this stretch. Then it was over El Camino Real to Via de la Valle and down to Coast Hwy. We headed north and tried, with some limited success, to stay in an organized line and save energy by drafting. Ray and Fritz's friend Robert turned back at La Costa Ave while the rest of us continued on. Headed all the way up to Carlsbad and the Starbucks there for our first break. I was able to keep with the group and provide more than my share of being out in front or near to it. Then we headed back the same way to Leucadia, again trying to stay in pace line, including a rotating line where you come off the front as soon as you get there. Not everybody was in sync with the strategy. Stopped at Cancun for our second break, and then rode back into Del Mar. I couldn't keep up with Jed and Fritz on the little climb into the village, a portent of my fitness level on this ride. Over to Carmel Valley Rd, turning left and getting to the 56 bike path via El Camino Real. We stayed generally together although not in pace line until we got to Carmel Valley Rd. From there, a group of us kept a pace line going but it was hard on me, even though the pace was comparatively slow. Back to Camino del Sur. Around this time, the backs of my legs were starting to complain but not a lot. On the climbs back to the starting point, I couldn't really keep up any pace, and it was made worse by not being able to find the right low gear to pedal in. Back to the start, trailing a number of others whom I couldn't keep up with. After a short break, Gideon and I rode back, and I took the neighborhood route, ready for this ride to be done. Legs ended up okay, just tired and not a lot of drive in them in the latter half of the ride.
Avg speed = 17.5 mph. Total mileage = 66.0 mi
Bisikleta route avg speed = 18.1 mph
Avg power = 155 W. Weighted avg power = 171 W
Total elevation gain = 2680'
Avg heartrate = 126 bpm
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