It was a little warmer than expected when I got up, still below 50 but not by a lot. I went into the garage and loosened the links on the new chain for my old bike that I had waxed the previous day. Then I put the chain on the bike. I wore triple layers on top and shoe covers, and I wasn't that cold during the entire ride, just my hands were a little chilled. Over to the 4S Target through the neighborhood and then through 4S Ranch neighborhood via Ralphs Ranch Rd. On this day, there were the following Bisikleta riders: Perse, Fritz, Gideon, James, Zac, Joey, Arnold, and Charlie. A number of the riders hadn't been putting in many (or any) miles in a while, so it was more of a moderate-paced ride. I had decided to ride in the middle and back of the pack, trying to match Perse's pace. Standard roads on this ride, down Camino del Sur to San Dieguito Rd, and over the flats to El Camino Real. We had a decent pace line that held together here, everybody was there at the end, with James coming in a little late. We rode to Via de la Valle and took it down to PCH. A short wait at the turn there until everybody showed up, then it was north. James wanted to take it jacket off but told us to go ahead, several others waited for him. During this stretch, I caught up with the lead riders and hung with them for a while. We waited by Swami's Beach for the others to catch up. Not too long after this stop, James, who was riding his 1984 Tommasini bike, blew out his rear tire at Encinitas Blvd. Some of the riders stopped, briefly, and I stayed with him while he tried to patch the blown-out tire with a dollar bill. He started heading back after that, while I rode up to where the others were, at the usual 7-Eleven. Fritz was having some gastric issues, and as we were getting ready to start heading back, Arnold realized that he couldn't find his car key. He looked around the parking lot for it to no avail, so we rolled south. Down to Encinitas, where a small group of us rode to Moonlight Beach, took a pic, and then pushed up that steep hill by the parking lot. We met up with Zac and Joey by the Self Realization Fellowship and kept going, all staying pretty much together and not riding too fast. Not too long after that, we saw James on the side of the road waiting for Dylene to come pick him up. We stayed on PCH through Del Mar, again at common pace, and then turned onto Carmel Valley Rd. Over to the 56 bike path from there, with me and Zac getting out in front a little bit. On the bike path, I dialed it back a little, and we had a decent pace line again on the stretch up to Camino del Sur. The pace line broke apart just at the end, and I sprinted ahead of Fritz to burn a little energy. As we made the turn here, I was at the back watching Perse and Joey, who had not been riding recently. Perse was slowing down, and he started cramping on the little climb up to Carmel Valley Rd. I stayed with him while the others kept going, and the two of us rode at his slow pace back to the meet-up point. I stayed there just a little bit, then rode home the new normal way. Legs felt solid on this ride, and I was tired at the end but not sore. The new chain performed well, no real complaints, although the shifting at times was just a little bit off.
Avg speed = 16.4 mph. Total mileage = 55.6 mi
Bisikleta route avg speed = 16.8 mph
Avg speed (from my ride analysis program) = 16.5 mph
Avg power = 132 W. Weighted avg power = 156 W
Total elevation gain = 2420'
Avg heartrate = 124 bpm (Coospo)
Relative Effort = 85
Training Load = 180
Intensity = 68%
It was a quiet rest of the day for me. I ate some lunch when I got home, watched just a little TV, then had a short nap in the early afternoon. After that, I worked some more on consolidating all of my work PC files into a single structure, it's a big job.
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