Woke up early and rode over to Von's to exchange the milk Ann bought yesterday, which was sour, for a new gallon. On the way, I stopped and filled the scooter's gas tank. Then I went home and had some breakfast before riding over to the WWC for a swim. It was brisk on these early morning scooter rides, with the temperature in the high 40s. I swam for 2050 yards, slowly, it didn't take too long without swimming to lose some of my pace and stroke form. When I got home, Ann was gone, having driven to Escondido to help paint a mural on the wall of a downtown building. So I climbed over the back fence and cleared out the growth by the smelly plants, was glad to be done with this little task when it was finished. There is another session in this back area waiting for me, perhaps next week. I showered and then rode into Escondido to have lunch with Earl at Cuscatlan (it was my turn to pick the place and pay). We both had pupusas, and they were simple but very good. We had a fine, extended conversation ranging across a number of topics, including the extremism in right-wing politics, Elon Musk, the nature of the validity/completeness of our current understanding of the physical laws that govern the universe, and summaries of our recent travels. I got home around 2:40 and tried a couple of ideas to fix the issue with the ignitor clicking on our gas stove. I slowed the clicking down but haven't figured the root cause out yet. Also wrote a short note to Kaye to include with the letter to her that Mom wrote. Then I got ready for a bike ride with Blair, the last one for this season due to the upcoming time change. I wanted to put a few extra miles in, so I left early and rode through the neighborhood to Matinal Rd and then to W Bernardo Dr. Up to RB Rd, taking this little climb and feeling the effects of the previous day's hard ride on my legs. I rode through the 4S Ranch neighborhood, heading up Alva Rd to Hunters Ridge Pl and turning left there, then another left on Hunters Ridge Rd to get to Ralphs Ranch Rd, which I took back to RB Rd. From there, it was the normal way to the back parking lot at HP, where I met Blair and talked briefly with Bor-Jiunn. We headed out Bernardo Center Dr to Carmel Valley Rd, into a fairly stiff headwind on the outbound part of our ride. Took it all the way to the 56 bike path, where we turned and had the benefit of a tailwind. Blair wasn't feeling so strong on this day, so our pace was modest as we rode back to Black Mountain Rd before turning left. We took it back to Carmel Valley Rd, then up and down the hill before turning left onto Dove Canyon Rd. By this time, the sun was either down or almost there, and the shadows were dominant. Back to RB Rd and then up to Via del Campo, where I kept going straight and Blair turned. I rode home through the neighborhood, and it was definitely dusky, with some early trick-or-treaters already out and on the sidewalks.
Avg speed = 14.5 mph. Total mileage = 29.3 mi
Avg power = 126 W. Weighted avg power = 155 W
Total elevation gain = 1940
Avg heartrate = 118 bpm (Coospo)
Relative Effort = 39
Training Load = 102
Intensity = 67%
Made it home fine, had some dinner and finished watching the PBS Masterpiece Mystery series Moonflower Murders. It was entertaining, a little convoluted in the descriptions of who carried out the murders, but clever nonetheless. The acting was uneven, with some of the characters playing their roles fairly broadly.
A few words about what I've been reading. I restarted Isaacson's Elon Musk biography, since it will be a book club selection. I'm also reading Those Beyond the Wall by Micaiah Johnson, a science fiction book set in a future world where there is a city with a dome and privileged citizens and a small city outside the walls that is ruled by an emperor who uses force to impose his will. The protagonist is one of the emperor's runners, or enforcers. It's decent, not great.
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