We both got up early to get ready for heading back home after our stay in PB while the house was tented. Yogurt and coffee for breakfast, then we got Yofi into the carrier much more easily than the previous time, even though it was very stressful for us and traumatic for her. Packed up the car and we were on our way a little after 8:00. Traffic to get to I-8, then it was smooth sailing home. We were happy to see the tent down when we got home, and the house was fully cleared for entry. Unpacked our stuff, then I set about turning the water back on. When I did, the water heater started leaking again, so I had to figure out how to turn the cold water supply to the heater off (valve on the water line at the top of the tank). I vacuumed up and swept out the water that had leaked onto the garage floor. Kept the fans on to dry the area out. Kris Nielson from the painters eventually showed up and was initially freaked out about the guys working on the roof, but I talked him down from the ledge, and his workers spent the day power washing and taping off areas in preparation for painting. Then Ann and I tackled putting the food back. I had the refrigerator, and I cleaned the shelves off as I went. Glad to have that task done, I took a nap in the early afternoon. Ann went to the store to get some more groceries. I rearranged some stuff in the garage, still work to do to get items back in place after the new water heater is installed. When I turned the water back on, we noticed that the faucet in the other upstairs bathroom was leaking. I knew I had to turn the water off and buy some new Price Pfister cartridge parts, so I put this job off until I would have the time and the water could be turned off (Thursday). In the late afternoon, I went for a bike ride, easy pace and relatively flat. Headed down by the park and then over to Highland Valley Rd, taking the flats and up the beginning of the first climb before turning around and riding back to Pomerado Rd. Turned left there and rode up to Twin Peaks Rd, where I turned right and rode up to the continuation of the time trial route, following it home. It was a nice temperature to ride, a little warm but not hot. The roofers finished replacing all of the rotted or infested wood and were done with Phase 1 of the roofing job by mid-afternoon.
Avg speed = 15.7 mph. Total mileage = 18.3 mph
Avg power = 123 W. Weighted avg power = 148 W
Total elevation gain = 1030'
Avg heartrate = 111 bpm (Coospo)
Relative Effort = 16
Training Load = 61
Intensity = 69%
A note here about my SRAM settings. I had been playing around with the microadjustment settings, going from the original setting to 8 down to 4, then trying different values between these two numbers. I'm currently at a setting of 6, and the shifting seems okay. We ate dinner when I got home, and then it was a quiet evening.
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