Ride through the neighborhood over to Gideon's house, where I met him and picked up a pair of white Bisikleta socks as well, and retrieved my insulating sleeve for the CO2 inflator cartridges. We rode over to the 4S Target starting point through the 4S Ranch neighborhood, and it was a late start on this ride. At the beginning, we had: Ray, Perse, Gideon, Andy, Rob, Audrey (first time back riding with us in a while), Charlie, Ogie, Arnold, Fritz (first time riding after the crash), Jed, and Gio. We headed out Camino del Sur to San Dieguito Rd, and the pace was more moderate than normal. Down to El Apajo, a little faster on the descent, then over to Via de la Valle, where I hung back and rode up with Andy. To Paseo Delicias, turning right and riding up to El Camino del Norte, where we turned and rode over to Rancho Santa Fe Rd. Downhill section was also fast, with a couple of attacks near the end. Arnold was riding a test Canyon bike, and it really looks and rides smooth. At the turn, Andy, Audrey, and Gideon peeled off and headed back while the rest of us continued on, staying on Rancho Santa Fe Rd through the turn and up the gentle climb toward San Elijo Hills. Down to San Elijo Rd, where we turned right and rode up into the village, stopping for a break at the gas station in town. From there, we continued up the climb, which was tough as usual. I couldn't match Jed's pace but was able to get to the top of the climb second, with Ray not too far behind. On the downhill, I was cautious, braking occasionally to keep my speed under control. I had swapped out my Camph wheel for my Reynolds wheel, knowing that we were going to ride this downhill. We gathered up at the bottom of the hill and continued on Twin Oaks Valley Pkwy in a loose pace line, with Ray pushing the pace. Then he dropped back, and it was Jed and Arnold who got out in front on the climb up to the freeway, with me trailing them and catching up to Arnold near the end. Then I led for a while, taking Centre City Pkwy over to Jesmond Dene Rd and then to Broadway. We turned right and then took another right on Country Club Ln to get back to Centre City Pkwy. Arnold and I led much of the way through downtown Escondido, I was helped by stoplights to regain my wind. We took the back way into the back side of the mall and then rode through the mall parking lot to get to the Shell station on BVP by the freeway. After a relatively short break, we rode over Lake Hodges using the pedestrian bridge, then it was up W Bernardo Dr. I was okay on the first little climb but started running out of gas on the gradual climb up to Duenda Rd, where Ray, Arnold, and Jed were ahead. We rode together to RB Rd, then they passed me again and I was done with pushing hard, working to get up to Matinal Rd, where I turned and rode back home through the neighborhood. Felt better on this ride than I thought I would, although my right quad was a little balky for the latter half or so.
Avg speed = 16.0 mph. Total mileage = 51.7 mi
Avg power = 153 W. Weighted avg power = 178 W
Total elevation gain = 3490'
Avg heartrate = 130 bpm
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