Emily's 33rd birthday! I got up, it was pretty cold, 36 on the thermometer, so I bundled up with four layers on my chest and three layers on my feet. Hands were still cold, as usual, but the rest of me was warm enough. Through the neighborhood, taking Capilla Rd to see if Gideon was riding (no), then the short route through the 4S Ranch neighborhood. On this day, there were the following riders: Ray (almost didn't show because he had had a rough night), Perse, Arnold, Jed, Fritz, James, Charlie, Eli (Perse's co-worker), Zac, and Joey. I had mapped out the route, and Zac suggested a modification. We rode over to Paseo del Sur and took it down to Camino del Sur, staying on this road until we turned onto Carmel Valley Rd. On the initial parts of this ride, I was consistently in the front, trying to set and control the pace. Zac was also near the front, as were Arnold and Fritz. Throughout the ride, Fritz was consistently near the front, the others wandered in their position in the group. We took Carmel Valley Rd to Del Mar Heights Rd, turning there and riding down to Carmel Canyon Rd, where we took a left, then another left onto Carmel Country Rd to get to the 56 bike path. It had warmed up a little bit on the ride until we had to ride by the creek, and it got cold again for a while. We got onto El Camino Real and headed south, up to Carmel Mountain Rd to get over to Vista Sorrento Pkwy, which we took over to Mira Sorrento Pl, turning left there and riding up to Scranton Rd. This road allowed us to cross Mira Mesa Blvd and get over to Carroll Canyon Rd, where we turned and started a modest climb up Carroll Rd before getting to Camino Santa Fe and turning left here. This was Zac's mod. We rode over to the neighborhood by his and Joey's place, stopping there for our mid-ride break. It's a nice little complex they live in. After the break, we took surface streets through the neighborhood to a newly opened section of Carroll Canyon Rd, where there was good road and little traffic. Up to Camino Ruiz, where I think I had originally planned to get over to Miramar Rd. Instead, we turned on Activity Rd and took it up to Black Mountain Rd. Fritz wanted to turn left there, but the route had us going right and getting over to Pomerado Rd, so we went that way. Up to Scripps Ranch Blvd, turning there and staying on it past the turn to get up to Erma Rd. Around this time, Eli started cramping, so he and Perse slowed way down. We rode to the bike path that parallels the freeway and took it to Poway Rd and then rode up to Sabre Springs Pkwy. Up to Rancho Carmel Rd, staying on it past the post office. Interspersed throughout were stops for everybody to regroup. Around this time, I decided to hang back with Perse and Eli while the rest of the riders went ahead. We turned onto Carmel Mountain Rd and took it to Paseo Lucido, staying on it through the light at Bernardo Heights Pkwy and then riding down the hill through that neighborhood to get back to Bernardo Heights Pkwy and then to Bernardo Center Dr. We were riding quite slowly by this time, Eli was really suffering but wanted to finish the original route. Up to Duenda Rd and then down to W Bernardo Dr, turning left there and taking it back to RB Rd. We turned right and took the straight route back to the starting point. We were able to make it up the last climb, but it was slow and kinda agonizing to watch Eli suffer here. Some of the others were still waiting for us when we got back, and Zac and Joey shared cupcakes that they had made, pretty tasty after a long ride. I took the normal way home from there via Camino San Bernardo and W Bernardo Dr. A note about the wind. It generally appeared to be coming from the southwest, so in the later part of the ride it helped us more than hindered us. I really appreciated the help on the way home from Target.
Avg speed = 14.5 mph. Total mileage = 51.1 mi
Avg power = 127 W. Weighted avg power = 165 W
Total elevation gain = 3450'
Avg heartrate = 121 bpm (Coospo)
Relative Effort = 79
Training Load = 203
Intensity = 69%
I was really hungry when I got home, didn't fuel up enough during the ride. Had some lunch and then a very relaxing afternoon, doing not much of anything. I did talk to Ross about some stuff involving Mom and her requests for care and support around the house, then I talked to Mom as well. She was a little down at the beginning but in a better mood (I think) at the end of the call. Ann made gumbo for dinner, it was nice and spicy but a little too salty for me. Watched a movie in the evening.
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