Woke up especially early (<>), had a couple of donuts for breakfast, then headed over to the WWC for a swim. I kept a steady stroke throughout the 2000 yds, all freestyle without aids, finished in just under 39 minutes. Next step is to keep the stroke steady but increase its power through the water. When I got home, I finished up the painting job for the stair railing. Painted the tops of the rails twice to try and make it last longer. It turned out looking pretty nice, definitely better than before. I needed a break afterwards, so I watched the first episode of Endeavour on Amazon Prime. I've seen this series before, but it was a really good one and worth re-watching. I had some lunch while watching TV, then I got ready for a bike ride. Originally wanted to ride for a longer distance, but my legs were pretty sore when I started, so I lowered my expectations. Headed down by the park and onto Pomerado Rd, taking it up to RB Rd and turning left there. I rode up to Martincoit Rd, and this time I rode it all the way up to its end, then turned right onto Orchard Gate Rd, trying to find another way out of the neighborhood. No luck there, so at its end I had to turn around and climb back up, not so fun. There appears to be a way through, according to the map, so I'll have to try again another time. Back down the hill to Stone Canyon Rd, taking it down to Pomerado Rd. Then I turned left and rode down to Twin Peaks Rd, turning right. I didn't relish this little climb, not much but enough on tired legs. I stayed on Camino del Norte past 4S Ranch until I got to Four Gee Rd, where I turned right. Up to its end, then back down and taking the reverse long route through the 4S Ranch neighborhood. That got me to RB Rd, and from there I took the normal way home via W Bernardo Dr. Was glad to finish this short ride, which had a fair amount of climbing in it.
Avg speed = 15.2 mph. Total mileage = 22.6 mi
Avg power = 125 W. Weighted avg power = 160 W
Total elevation gain = 1660'
Avg heartrate = 121 bpm
Relative Effort = 32
Training Load = 67
Intensity = 66%
In the evening, we drove down to Convoy St area and had dinner at Noodlicious. The noodles were made in-house and excellent. My spicy oil noodles were good but didn't have enough vegetables to go with. Afterwards, we had soft serve at Somi Somi, which was very tasty (too much food for Ann). Then we drove downtown, parked in a garage ($28!) by the old Horton Plaza, and walked over to a new comedy club, National Lampoon's Yellow Door, to see some comedians. The headliner, Wendy Liebman, was quite good, although she used the show to try out some new jokes, and not all of them were winners. There was a funny bit before the show started, when the emcee, Felicia Michaels, was announced but she was nowhere to be seen. Eventually, they located her and the show started. It 46was mildly enjoyable. Home from there with no issues.
I also started reading Floating Hotel, a sci-fi novel by Grace Curtis, after having finished the Elon Musk biography a couple of days ago. This latest book is a little hard to get started, possibly because I've been pretty tired at night with busy days. It's about a spaceship hotel that travels around the galaxy. More details as I read on.
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