Got up pretty early, after Yofi sat with me in the night, still nervous but some progress. I got ready for my ride in the dark, waited a little bit after I was ready for it to get lighter. Headed solo back toward home, riding up Ingraham St to Pacific Beach Dr, where I turned right and took it over to the Rose Canyon Bike Path. I was riding my Fuji bike with aero handlebars and took the opportunity to practice being in the aero drops. Not much traffic on the bike path, but I took it carefully until the new section, when I got in the drops and powered up to Gilman Dr. Set a PR on this long stretch (11:48, 183 W, 143 bpm), but there are some really fast times on this stretch from other Bisikleta riders. I took Gilman Dr up the hill and through UCSD campus to Pepper Canyon Dr. I also did well in the aero drops on this section, a mild climb. Turned left and took it over to the bike path that parallels I-5 on the west side. Fast in the drops on the way down, got over to Sorrento Valley Rd, which I took over to the 56 bike path. This road is rough, impossible to ride in the aero drops. When I got to the bike path, I decided to keep going and ended up taking it to Camino del Sur. I waited about 10 minutes for the group to come down Camino del Sur. On this day, the riders were: Gideon, Andy, Rob, James, Sid (old guy, pretty fast for his age), Kamal, Zac, Fritz, Eric, Jed, and Charlie. I turned around, and we rode back down the bike path to El Camino Real, where I suggested, after talking to Rob, an alternate route. Unfortunately, Gideon and Fritz kept riding on the bike path, so I had to chase them down and get them back on the new route. We took El Camino Real up to Carmel Mountain Rd, turning right there and then left onto Vista Sorrento Pkwy. I was pulling hard to try and catch up with the others, succeeding right as we got to the turn onto Sorrento Valley Blvd. We rode over to the base of the bike path climbing up the west side of I-5, and I started out in the lead. I wasn't pushing it overly hard until Zac passed me near the top of the first section, then I kicked it into high gear in the aero drops and passed him before the top. I dialed it back for the second, shorter section back to Pepper Canyon Dr, riding with Rob. We retraced my earlier route back to campus, then Zac led us to a break point (we stopped but nobody got water or used the restroom). It was pretty foggy here, in fact the ride alternated between clear, overcast, and foggy, with not so many clear sections. We rode on Gilman Dr to Theatre District Dr and used it to ride over to N Torrey Pines Rd. It was really foggy here. Turned right and took it to Torrey Pines Rd, turning left there. I got in the aero drops here and pushed a hard pace to the start of the descent. Pretty fast down the hill, trying to match Jed's pace as he looked to catch up to Zac in the lead. I caught up with them near the bottom and let them know I was turning back. I waved to the others as they came by, then headed back up the inside route, slowly. I was feeling drained by the earlier high-intensity efforts. Rode up and then down Genesee Ave to get to the bike path that parallels I-5. Back on this route, this time retracing my earlier route all the way back to Ingraham St. It looked to be short for 50 miles, so I continued on Pacific Beach Dr all the way to the coast. That's when I saw Ann's message about a water heater leak at the house (ugh!). I rode back to the Airbnb from there to finish the ride. Smaller difference between the power values below (and higher average heartrate) is a testament to my efforts to keep pedaling more on flats and descents.
Avg speed = 16.7 mph. Total mileage = 51.8 mi
Avg power = 151 W. Weighted avg power = 169 W
Total elevation gain = 2660'
Avg heartrate = 135 bpm (Coospo)
When I got back, I had a short break, then showered before we drove home to assess the situation. Ann had bought me a cinnamon roll, which I ate on the way to replace some calories. At home, they let us in the house after it had been tented. It was eery. We took all the house fans and aimed them at the area by the water heater to dry it out, then pushed the standing water in the garage out to the driveway. Moved the boxes by the wet areas away. Shouldn't be a huge deal, but we will need a new water heater. We hung around the Airbnb on Saturday afternoon until we drove to UTC at 4:30 to meet Joe and Cathie for dinner at Tender Greens. That mall is really busy. The restaurant was okay. After dinner, we walked around trying to find Pinkberry Frozen Yogurt, since Cathie had some gift cards. We found it eventually after wandering around, which gave me and Joe time to chat and catch up with each other. Done around 6:30, headed back to the Airbnb for a quiet evening. <>
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