Went for a swim in the morning, hadn't been in a week. Still, I felt good and did the normal 2000 yds, half with swim pads and half with snorkel. Before I put the snorkel on, I did some flip turns, most of them were pretty bad. Much more practice needed. Ann and I went out in the early afternoon for birthday Blizzards at DQ, then I went on a bike ride, starting down the hill and past the park, then climbing Pomerado Rd up to RB Rd, where I turned left and followed the old time trial route, including the climb up to Poway Rd. Just after Community Rd, I got a front tire flat. I thought the bike felt a little squishy, and after having to slow suddenly to avoid a lady who almost turned in front of me, I noticed it was very low on air. Tube replacement went okay, although I probably didn't put enough air in it. Let Blair know I would be late, but I significantly underestimated the time I needed to get to the meet-up spot. Stayed on this route until continuing on to Rancho Carmel Dr, turning right onto Carmel Mountain Rd. Then it was the normal way to the back parking lot at HP, where I met him and borrowed his battery-powered pump to reinflate my front tire. After this delay, we were off, heading over Bernardo Center Dr to Camino del Norte and taking it to Camino del Sur and then to the 56 bike path. I was riding a little faster than I usually do with Blair, but I could tell my legs were tired. Took the 56 bike path up to Black Mountain Rd, benefitting from a tailwind out of the west. Then it was over to Carmel Valley Rd and up and over the little summit. Just after I got over the summit and Blair was coming, a kid on an e-bike zipped by me in the car lane, not noticing until it was too late that there was a cop on the side of the road. So he got pulled over. We continued down to Dove Canyon Rd, turning right there and then right again onto RB Rd. Back to HP the normal way, and the sun had set by then, so it was getting dusky. I didn't stay around too long once we got back to the meet-up spot, taking W Bernardo Dr until I got into the neighborhood, then I cut through surface streets to get back home. Felt fine at the end, but legs were tired. My Fitbit ran out of battery during the ride, so the average heartrate below is not for the entire ride.
Avg speed = 16.5 mph. Total mileage = 42.5 mi
Avg power = 146 W. Weighted avg power = 177 W
Total elevation gain = 2620'
Avg heartrate = 131 bpm
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