It was a fairly busy day. I got up quite early and went for an hourlong hike with my loaded backpack. Felt a little better at the end than the previous hike, although I was hiking mostly on roads and it wasn't as steep as the trails. After I got home, I got ready and rode over to the WWC for my morning swim. Standard 2000 yd protocol, finished in well under 40 minutes. I felt good with the swim snorkel but struggled while wearing swim pads and no snorkel, was floundering in the water at times. I saw Kevin at the pool and he talked about the possibility of going ocean swimming in July. We'll see what happens. After I rode home, I tackled cleaning up the rest of the back patio. It was more work than I thought it would be, but it looks pretty good after the thorough cleaning. I also whacked back one of the ground cover plants that was encroaching on another plant. It was starting to get warm in the direct sunlight. I had some lunch, then in the afternoon I attached a support brace to the curtain rod in my office, to hold the heavier curtains that Ann bought for Kathy's and Heather's visit. Then I took the chain off my new bike and gave it a thorough cleaning, leaving it eventually to sit overnight in mineral spirits. I also thoroughly cleaned the cassette and the jockey wheels. Tomorrow is chain waxing day. A brief respite, then I got ready to ride over to HP and meet Blair for a late afternoon ride. Took the standard route to HP this time, but I was there early enough to ride around the campus to the back parking lot. Still, I waited a couple of minutes for Blair to show up. I'd borrowed his stud finder, and I gave it back to him. We headed out Bernardo Center Dr to Camino del Norte, turning left there and riding up to Carmel Mountain Rd. Then a right on Rancho Carmel Dr and down it to Sabre Springs Pkwy. We followed that road all the way to Springhurst Dr, turning left and getting over to Poway Rd. Headed east, and with the afternoon breeze it was smooth sailing on these flats. Over to Oak Knoll Rd, taking it to Pomerado Rd, turning right and then left onto Metate Ln. Blair was riding stronger than the previous week. We headed up to Community Rd and turned left, taking it to Twin Peaks Rd. Up to this point, we were generally favored in altitude and wind direction, but it wasn't too bad on the return. To Camino del Norte and back to the back parking lot the normal way from there. I rode home the normal way as well.
Avg speed = 14.8 mph. Total mileage = 21.1 mi
Avg power = 115 W. Weighted avg power = 149 W
Total elevation gain = 1330'
Avg heartrate = 112 bpm (Coospo), 123 bpm (Fitbit)
Had some dinner when I got home and watched the season 2 final episode of Foundation. Then a quick shower and a quiet rest of the evening.
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