Woke up after getting up in the night, reading, and watching some TV (<>!). I got ready for a swim at the WWC and made some coffee to take along. I ended up swimming 2050 yds, here are the splits: 9:36, 9:50, 9:54, 9:45, 0:57. So, I finished the 2000 yds in 39:10. Then I swam an additional 250 with the push buoy in 4:34. I felt decent about my stroke count, but my push-off style is too variable and I can have trouble getting my stroke started. Took a shower there, dressed, and had a quick conversation with Howard D. Then I rode over to HP and had coffee with John, Gary, and Brooke. I hadn't seen any of them since before the holidays, so we caught each other up on what we did for Christmas and New Year's Eve. Then I rode home and had something to eat, was pretty hungry. Watched a little TV and spoke briefly to Ben about Carrie's memorial service. I also started transferring work files to the HDD that will be my sole storage medium for them. Had some lunch, then after lunch, when Ann went to play Mah-Jongg, I got ready for a ride, still using my old bike. It was warm and windy from Santa Ana conditions. Headed through the neighborhood to the end of Matinal Cir and turned right onto Matinal Rd to get to W Bernardo Dr. Up to RB Rd and then up the hill toward 4S Ranch. I took the short route through the 4S Ranch neighborhood and turned right onto Camino del Sur. Out and over to San Dieguito Rd, taking it down into Fairbanks Ranch and turning on El Apajo. Over to Via de Santa Fe, then left onto Calzada del Bosque. I rode over to Via de la Valle and took it up to Paseo Delicias, was slower than usual on this little climb. I turned right and rode up to El Montevideo, turning left there and taking it up to Lago Lindo. Right turn, following this road up to El Camino del Norte, with another right turn to get me to Del Dios Hwy. The wind was coming generally from the west, so it helped me along a little bit on this section. It had been a while since I did this climb, and I set a PR on the climb to the top (10:45, 202 W, 146 bpm). I could have gone harder but still did pretty well, was a little surprised that it was a PR. I also PR'ed the climb to Via Rancho Pkwy and beyond (5:51, 211 W, 147 bpm). Continued home the normal way from there, over the freeway and taking the last two climbs a little harder than usual to try and keep my average speed up. Felt fine at the end, legs still strong. But the dry air was really noticeable on this ride.
Avg speed = 16.6 mph. Total mileage = 29.1 mph
Avg power = 144 W. Weighted avg power = 178 W
Total elevation gain = 1850'
Avg heartrate = 129 bpm (Coospo)
Relative Effort = 58
Training Load = 109
Intensity = 78%
Ann was still gone when I got home, so I hung out for a bit and then took the Christmas tree outside to cut it into pieces that fit into the green waste bin. She got home around this time, and I let her know about the date for Carrie's memorial service. Then I booked the airfare (from John Wayne Airport, it was much cheaper), arranged for offsite airport parking as well as car rental while in Houston. I'm really glad that she is coming along, it will be good to see Kathy and the gang while we are there. Evening was fairly quiet, I had to restart the file transfer because the computer unexpectedly shut off. During the late afternoon, my throat was dry and scratchy, and I was worried that I was coming down with something. I felt a little worse, even a bit feverish, in the evening, but it cleared up before I went to sleep, and I woke up in the night feeling fine but thirsty. Glad to not have to deal with illness right now. Also in the evening, I did a quick internet search about how to repair broken zippers and found a useful link. By using pliers to press the top and bottom of the zipping element together, I was able to restore its function. Great! Hoping it will be a lasting fix. I also tried the same technique, with similar success, on a zipper for one of my old travel bags.
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