Went for an early-morning hourlong walk around the neighborhood, then I headed over to the WWC for a swim when it opened. Finished 2000 yds in a little over 39 minutes, not pushing super hard but trying to be consistent. Then I worked in the backyard for quite a while in the late morning, getting the lawn mower to work, mowing the lawn, clearing out most of the weeds in the side yard, and then starting to tackle the beds in the backyard. That one's going to take a while. I want to get the level down to where I can bring in a RotoTiller to churn everything up before laying down the ground cover.
Then Blair texted me and asked if I wanted to ride in the afternoon. So we set up a plan to meet at 4:15 in the HP back parking lot and head out. I drove over, after replacing the battery in my right paddle shifter (it was showing very low battery power left). We headed out Bernardo Center Dr to Carmel Valley Rd, feeling a pretty stiff breeze that seemed to be coming from the southwest. So, no flying down the hill this time. We climbed up to Black Mountain Rd. Blair is getting ready for a charity ride, Padres Pedal for a Cause, and he is just getting back on the bike and putting miles in. So he was slow on the climbs, and I dialed my effort back to match his pace on the flats and downhills. Over Black Mountain Rd to the 56 bike path, where we turned right and rode down to Camino del Sur before turning right and starting to head back. I pushed it a little bit on the climb up to Carmel Valley Rd, then I sat up in the saddle and rode at his pace the rest of the way back. We rode Camino del Norte to Camino San Bernardo, turning left and heading over to RB Rd to get to Via del Campo and back to the site. It was a good ride, fairly low output but a workout for Blair.
Avg speed = 14.4 mph. Total mileage = 17.6 mi
Avg power = 110 W. Weighted avg power = 139 W
Total elevation gain = 1140'
Avg heartrate = 110 bpm (Coospo), 118 bpm (Fitbit)
Then I drove over to RB Town Center to meet some of the other Bisikleta Board members - Gideon, Andy, Perse, and Ray - for dinner and a planning meeting, along with a welcome for me joining this group. It was pretty chill. We talked generally about the culture of helping others, mentioned the challenge of getting everybody at the meet-up spot in time for leaving on time, discussed the upcoming Palomar Ride a little bit, talked about how/whether to work on increasing the size of the group. I mentioned that one way would be to have a split and develop a group focused either on new or slower riders. We'll see whether this idea goes anywhere. I doubt it, at least for now. There was also discussion about planning other event rides, including the possibility of arranging an international ride. Perhaps before that adventure, we could plan something a little closer first. A mention was made of a ride in the wine country, either up by Napa County or in Central California near Paso Robles. We could rent an AirBnB that would serve as the central meeting spot for such a ride. Andy is really busy these days getting his house ready to rent. He hopes to sell the apartment building that his Mom owned, so he can split the proceeds with his other siblings and use that money to buy them out of her house in Seven Oaks, where he wants to move. And he is planning to retire at the end of this year, which is exciting.
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