Went for an hourlong walk in the morning and talked to Pinni to get caught up on some of the things going on in HP Indigo. That put my schedule for swimming off, and I ended up not going, instead Ann and I went to the Museum of Man in Balboa Park, since she had free tickets from the library. It was interesting, I particularly liked the exhibit on Postsecret, started by Frank Warren. Wished I hadn't left my reading glasses in the car, or I could have read more of the postcards with small handwriting.
In the afternoon, took a solo ride over to the back parking lot at HP, following the normal way there and the long way around the parking lot, since I got there early. Met up with Blair, who was putting in the last miles for the team Ironman Tri Challenge at work and wanted to go longer than usual. We headed out Carmel Valley Rd on a day with swirling winds, and it was a little sketchy on the downhill stretches for me but ultimately okay. Down to Del Mar Heights Rd, turning right there and taking it to the Coast Hwy. I powered up the first climb before the high school but ran out of gas near the top and had to slow down more than I wanted to. Second climb was more steady paced, and I watched my speed closely on the steep descent. Blair probably pushed it too much on those climbs and suffered the effects later. We continued over to Carmel Valley Rd and then took the normal way to get to the 56 bike path. I kept a pretty steady pace here and Blair was with me until we got to the little climb before the other Carmel Valley Rd. Again steady on the stretch up to Camino del Sur, benefitting from a nice tailwind. We made the turn there, and Blair had the first twinges in his left quad around that point. So we slowed down and rode together up to the turn onto RB Rd. To Via del Campo from there and then back to our meet-up point. His legs held out until we finished, but he was ready to be done when we finished. I rode home the normal way, a little more tired than usual but all good, no muscle soreness.
Avg speed = 14.9 mph. Total mileage = 36.0 mi
Avg power = 122 W. Weighted avg power = 160 W
Total elevation gain = 2480'
Avg heartrate = 114 bpm
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