Ride in the morning after returning from Portland the previous day. I was surprised to see the streets wet when I got up, thought briefly about not riding but it wasn't actively raining, so I suited up. To the Ted Williams Pkwy Park n' Ride the normal way through RB town center. The roads were wet, and there was some mist in the air but no active rain. I met John at our normal meeting spot, and we headed up Ted Williams Pkwy to Pomerado Rd. I knew he would ride, since he tends to like riding in the rain. Go figure. We rode all the way down to the freeway and across it to BVP. On the climbs, John dropped back, so I didn't go all out on them, waiting for him at different points so we didn't get too separated. We rode up B\VP to San Pasqual Valley Rd, past the high school where kids were getting dropped off and it was a little dicey. We turned right and rode up the gradual climb, then descended into San Pasqual Valley. I was out ahead and was feathering my brakes, since the road was wet and the winds were a little swirly. Then we stayed on the 78 out to Old Milky Way, turning there and taking it over to San Pasqual Rd to get back out of the valley. There isn't a bike lane on this road, and it was a little sketchy. But the wind was at our backs, so the gradual climb out went pretty quickly. Then it was back to BVP, over the freeway, and up W Bernardo Dr all the way to Bernardo Center Dr. I took this climb slowly, particularly the first stretches. Then it was over to Camino del Norte and back over to Carmel Mountain Rd, turning right onto Rancho Carmel Dr and taking it all the way back to our meet-up spot. The weather cleared about halfway through the ride, and the roads were much drier afterwards. Home via the time trial route, going a little faster but not killing it. Felt fine at the end, legs didn't suffer too much from not really riding over the weekend.
Avg speed = 15.9 mph. Total mileage = 45.5 mi
Avg power = 136 W. Weighted avg power = 168 W
Total elevation gain = 3030'
Avg heartrate = 128 bpm
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