Got up early for a ride but didn't get started as early as I had originally planned. Still, it was cool and overcast when I began around 7:00. Headed through the neighborhood, then through the 4S Ranch neighborhood, the short route, over to Four Gee Rd, taking it up to the top and then turning around and riding back. Right on Camino del Sur taking it down to the 56 bike path, then using that path to get to El Camino Real. On this ride, I was taking it pretty easy for the most part, including up the gradual climb on El Camino Real into Del Mar Heights. Back down and over to San Dieguito Rd, where I put a little more effort into it on the flats. When I got to the Three Witches climb, I went all out at the beginning and was really fast up the first hill. But I couldn't sustain that pace and dropped off on the second and third hills, finishing 12 seconds slower than my PR, which was disappointing. Will need to plan my approach better next time I try to lower my PR. Back home through the Del Sur neighborhood, then up Camino del Norte to Camino San Bernardo and over to RB Rd. Home via the W Bernardo Dr route. After the all-out effort on Three Witches, my legs were feeling tired, so I didn't have much to give for the rest of the ride.
Avg speed = 16.6 mph. Total mileage = 35.2 mi
Avg power = 140 W. Weighted avg power = 180 W
Total elevation gain = 2000'
Avg heartrate = 117 bpm (Coospo)
By the way, my Fitbit data are no longer available on the website, only on my phone, and the app on the phone is not working. Frustrating!
I went over to the WWC after I got back home and had a 2000 yd swim following the standard protocol, not so fast but not terrible. It's really difficult to maintain a low stroke count, as I get tired I shorten my stroke, even if I am intentional about keeping it lengthened. Lots of practice needed here. In the early afternoon, Ann and I drove over to Palomar Hospital in Escondido to visit the gift shop and redeem some of the vouchers I've received for volunteering. We saw Michael Landreth in one of the courtesy carts, and we talked to him for a bit. There is a nice selection of earrings in the gift shop but not much of interest to me. I bought a collapsible camping mug that might come in handy, didn't see a whole lot more that I might buy. The later afternoon was quiet, although the SDG&E workers were digging in the front yard to make a riser for the new gas meter location. They did a good job putting the pavers back in after digging, but I'm not sure the plant that they dug up is going to survive.
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