Got up, had some granola with strawberries for breakfast at Pat's house, then he and I headed out for a short, easy-paced ride. He talked a fair amount about training regimens and the values of Zone 2 training, which I am still adjusting to. We headed down Summit Park Dr and turned left on Shady Canyon. Took this down to Bonita Canyon Dr, turning left there as well. It turns into Ford Rd, then Eastbluff Dr, which took us to the Back Bay Dr trail that we had ridden on a number of times in the past. Kept our speed moderate here, taking it over to Jamboree Rd and using that road to get to PCH. We turned left and headed down to Avocado Ave, turning right there and riding on a number of streets in Corona Del Mar, finally getting to the coast and riding by Inspiration Point before turning onto Poppy Ave and starting to head back. This road has a short, semi-steep section just past PCH that we powered up. Left on 5th Ave, right on Marguerite Ave, then left on Sandcastle Dr to ride through a nice neighborhood with some climbing until we got to Catamaran Dr, where we turned left. Keel Dr to Inlet Dr back to Marguerite Ave, which we took up to Pacific View Dr. Took a left there and rode over to San Miguel Dr, which had a nice, gradual downhill section. Then it was back to Bonita Canyon Rd via Ford Rd and Prarie Rd. From there, we retraced our route back to his house. Legs were a little stiff at the beginning, and I could feel the effects of the previous day's ride during this one, but it was a nice morning spin.
Avg speed = 15.0 mph. Total mileage = 18.5 mi
Avg power = 121 W. Weighted avg power = 154 W
Total elevation gain = 880'
Avg heartrate = 105 bpm (Coospo), 127 bpm (Fitbit)
I had a quick shower after the ride, had already packed my stuff up, so we didn't stay much longer before getting on the road home. Even at this early time on a Sunday morning, we ran into a frustrating traffic slowdown that started in Camp Pendleton and lasted until we got onto the 78. I really don't like sitting in traffic, even though I've lived in places in the past where it was a way of life. Not for me. We got home a little after noon, and it was a quiet afternoon. Ann went with Kay to a concert featuring people singing the famous songs of women piano players. It was mostly good, according to her. I had a nap (was tired indeed), then I rode my scooter over to Home Depot to pick up some sprinkler drip line heads for the backyard. I also got some Beyond Beef at Von's on the way back. Replaced the two broken drip line heads and, Eureka, that sprinkler line for the backyard beds is fully functional and turned on for the first time in a while. We still have to put more plants in there, but that is more creative than the work I have been doing. I also pulled out another trashcan full of extra wood chips that we put in the beds, will spread those wood chips around the path to the gate on the far side of the house as well as under the trash cans on the near side.
I finished Isaacson's biography of Leonardo da Vinci. The life of da Vinci was definitely interesting. Here was an intensely curious guy, prone to his thoughts and focus wandering off and not being able to complete tasks. He had a lot of sponsors - Lorenzo de Medici, Ludovico Sforza, Cesare Borgia, Charles d'Amboise, King Francis I. Many of his ideas were ahead of his time in terms of their ability to be realized practically. His painting skills were phenomenal, and the chapter on the Mona Lisa was a revelation for me about the depth and complexity of this painting, perhaps the most famous one in the world. Then I started John Steinbeck's East of Eden, which I thought I had read before. But the beginning introduction of the main character families and setting was unfamiliar. So far, it's proving to be an engaging read, about the Hamilton and Trask families in the Salinas valley. Some of it is supposed to be autobiographical for Steinbeck.
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