Planned on a longer, harder ride in the morning, and it was definitely a challenge. I rode down by the park and, as I started to cross over the freeway, noticed that I hadn't started up my tracking apps. Bummer! So I started them and headed over to Highland Valley Rd, taking it up to the top of the first climb and turning around at the entrance to Mia Marie Winery. It was overcast and, at some elevations, foggy, but it wasn't consistent. I did put in a pretty big effort on the climb and ended up with a PR (5:46, 289 W, 155 bpm). That effort took a fair amount out of me, and the rest of the ride was more of a struggle as a result. I turned around and rode back to Pomerado Rd, turning left and taking an easier pace than usual. The weather was cooperating, no sun out, and I made it to the base of the climb up to the top. I downshifted here and took it more slowly, then turned left onto Stonebridge Pkwy, taking this road, slowly, all the way to the top. On the steeper sections, I really felt out of shape, was a little taken down by it. I stopped at the top and had a banana and a granola bar, then rode back to Pomerado Rd. Did a little better on the smaller climbs back, setting a PR on the rollers section before the turn. I kept going up to the top of Pomerado Rd, then rode it down and across the freeway, turning right onto Kearny Villa Rd. Was happy for the downhills, and they allowed me to recover a little bit. Kept on riding downhill, for the most part, on Black Mountain Rd until I got to the climb back up to the 56. I downshifted again and got into a slow rhythm to climb up this stretch, was glad to get to the top. Then I stayed on Black Mountain Rd and kept generally climbing, with some descent sections for recovery, until I got to the top of the climb on Carmel Valley Rd. The downhill afterward was welcome, then I had to slowly ride up the last significant climb on Dove Canyon Rd, another chore. Turned on Camino del Norte and followed the now normal way home from there. This was a ride that challenged me more than I thought it would. I need to mix more climbing into my rides, haven't been getting enough of that recently, and it showed.
Avg speed = 15.7 mph. Total mileage = 42.2 mi (actually 43.8 mi)
Avg power = 146 W. Weighted avg power = 180 W
Total elevation gain = 3350'
Avg heartrate = 124 bpm (Coospo), 129 bpm (Fitbit)
I took it easy after I got home, had some breakfast and laid around until it was time to get ready for my volunteer shift at the hospital.
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