Woke up and got ready for a ride on my old bike, Canyon still out with a rear brake problem. I hoped to leave before 7 but a number of delays kicked in, and it wasn't until closer to 7:30 that I was on the road. Through the neighborhood to Matinal Rd and then over to W Bernardo Dr, taking it to RB Rd. Up the hill and through the long route of the 4S Ranch neighborhood to get over to Camino del Sur. I felt a little bit of a tailwind pushing me, tried to ride harder than the previous day. Down to San Dieguito Rd, taking it down and through the flats to El Camino Real, where I turned right. Over to Via de la Valle, where I turned left and rode down to PCH. Some morning commute traffic but not too bad. I headed north on PCH for just a little bit before turning right onto Lomas Santa Fe. Up the short steep climb and staying on this road through another couple of climbs until I got to the outskirts of RSF on Linea del Cielo, then rode into the village and onto Paseo Delicias. I took it through RSF and eventually onto Del Dios Hwy. Stopped before the climb and ate a small granola bar. I was steady up the climb but not very fast. It had been a while since I rode this route. I took this road to Via Rancho Pkwy and, from there, took the standard way back toward home. Riding at moderate pace, not pushing too hard. I stayed on W Bernardo Dr up to Duenda Rd, turning right and riding fast up to Corazon Pl, which I took to its end. This is an obscure Strava segment, and I need to shave another 30 seconds off my time to get a KOM. It's probably doable. Home from there, felt good at the end.
Avg speed = 16.6 mph. Total distance = 40.1 mi
Avg power = 142 W. Weighted avg power = 176 W
Total elevation gain = 2480'
Avg heartrate = 126 bpm
Relative Effort = 72
Training Load = 137
Intensity = 73%
Garage door keypad didn't work, but I used MyQ to get in. I had some food, then got to continuing painting the stair railing. I worked on it for a couple of hours. Afterwards, I rode over to Gideon and Lutchi's house and borrowed his brake bleed kit, then had a shower and some food before Ann came home. Not too long after that, we drove over to meet Aysha Williams at the Charles Schwab offices in RB. We talked with her for about 90 minutes. She's nice but stays at a pretty high level in her advising. We drove home after, and I set to working on my brakes. Gideon had the right bleed port adapter that I had been missing, and after reading through the procedure and watching the video, I followed the instructions and was successful in purging the air from my brake lines. What a relief, will test the bike out tomorrow. I also replaced the front tire tube, which had a very slow leak. The rest of the day was pretty quiet. I had a long phone call with Ross around dinner time, tried to keep him cool about the WF stuff, but he's still on the edge there and thinks Mark is the main culprit. He wanted me to commit to taking Lillie in when Mom passes, but I'm not ready to do that.
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