Bisikleta ride, where I drove over to the meet-up spot with two bikes, one to lend to Chris Ye, who was riding with us along with Audrey, down visiting friends in SD from where she lives now in Menlo Park. It was windy on this day, more on that later. On this ride, we had a larger group than in recent times. At the start, there were: Rob, Perse, Ray, Arnold, Jed, Fritz, Eric, Audrey, Chris, Gideon, Jhonar, Nel, Sassan, and Aaron. We headed down Camino del Sur to San Dieguito Rd, taking it to El Apajo. I was near the front up to that point, then I hung back and served as the sweeper for the rest of the ride, taking it easy near the back. We turned onto Calzada del Bosque and rode over to Los Arboles, turning right there and taking it up to Via de Alba, where we turned right again. Then a left onto La Gracia, and the gradual climb into RSF. La Flecha to Avenida de Acacias, then a right turn onto Paseo Delicias, which we took up to Via de la Valle and Stud Loop. I again was riding near the back, and it's a lot easier when you aren't going full gas. Back to El Montevideo, taking it to Via de Fortuna, where we turned right and got over to El Camino del Norte. Then it was down to Rancho Santa Fe Rd, where we did the little climb and descent to Olivenhain Rd, turning left there. At the turn onto RSF Rd, Jhonar and Gideon broke off and headed back. We stayed on Olivenhain Rd through the light at El Camino Real, taking the gradual climb up to Quail Gardens Dr, where we turned right and rode down to Saxony Rd, turning right there and using it to get to La Costa Ave. A left turn there and over to the coast, stopping at the usual 7-Eleven for a break. Sassan and Perse had missed a turn, but they realized it and met us there. From there, it was the usual way back south, and in Solana Beach, Eric had a flat, so I stopped along with others to help him fix it. Jed's front tire also had a slow leak that wasn't sealing, so we put some air in it as well. We decided to shorten the route by heading back on Via de la Valle, and it was the normal way back to the starting point from there, including a short break at the gas station before the Three Witches climb, where we put more air in Jed's tire. I was slow on the climb, staying with the others near the back but feeling fine. Once we got back to Camino del Sur, we were riding into a swirling headwind, and it made the last section a little more tiring and dicey, with some gusts causing me to feel it in my wheels wobbling. Everybody got back okay, and it was a nice ride overall, not fast for me but enjoyable. Audrey is getting married next October, and she recently qualified for the Half Ironman world championships in New Zealand next December. Pretty exciting stuff!
Avg speed = 15.3 mph. Total mileage = 43.2 mi
Avg power = 123 W. Weighted avg power = 152 W
Total elevation gain = 2370'
Avg heartrate = 116 bpm
When I got home, Ann and Emily were baking and decorating Christmas cookies, after having decorated the Christmas tree, which Ann and I had bought on Friday. Later in the afternoon, we drove down to Carlsbad to see Christine and David Thompson, who were staying at an AirBnB there. We watched the sunset and then walked into the village (about mile) to have dinner at a Mexican food restaurant right across from the Starbuck's. Food was fine. We then walked over to see a Nerd Comedy show, which was mildly funny; the headline act was an insult comic, and he was pretty brutal with some of the audience members. The nerd comedy bit at the end was probably the funniest thing, mostly because of the audience members who got up on stage and were willing to be silly.
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