Woke up around 6 (<!>) and had some breakfast. Just as I was starting to get ready for a bike ride, I got a call from Ben, and we talked for about 45 minutes about Mom and the situation with Ross. Once I got off the phone, I got ready and headed out on my bike. Down by the park and then over the freeway to BVP, heading to Beethoven Dr and taking a right there. This road is pretty steep for about a mile and then deadends into Sierra Linda Dr. I turned right there and started heading east but stopped as the road descended, then turned around. Sierra Linda Dr the other way drops down to San Pasqual Rd, where I turned right and road into the valley. This road is sketchy, particularly so on this day, with traffic and a swirling wind to deal with. I rode down to Old Milky Way and turned right there, taking it over to the 78, where I turned left and rode by the Wild Animal Park. Down to Cloverdale Rd, where on a whim I turned right and took it all the way to its practical end, at a gated community. It has a couple of climbs and descents, with a gradual descent back to the 78. I turned right here and took this climb really slowly, in first gear most of the way, just keeping a steady cadence and not thinking about the effort too much. I stayed on San Pasqual Valley Rd through the light at BVP, then turned left on Felicita Ave, climbing that little hill before descending into south Escondido. I stayed on Felicita Ave, riding past the park and over to Via Rancho Pkwy, where I turned left. Down to the freeway and over, then home via W Bernardo Dr up to Duenda Rd and the normal way from there. Was slower on this day but included more climbing than usual as well.
Avg speed = 15.6 mph. Total mileage = 25.2 mi
Avg power = 146 W. Weighted avg power = 183 W
Total elevation gain = 1800'
Avg heartrate = 125 bpm (Coospo)
Relative Effort = 48
Training Load = 133
Intensity = 90%
When I got home, I got back up on the ladder and sanded down the rough spots on the plaster patches that I had applied the previous day. It looks just okay, not great. Am hoping that, once it's painted, it isn't so noticeable. Then it was time for lunch and getting ready to go to the hospital for my volunteer shift. Nothing special during the shift, and it was a quiet evening after I got home. We talked to Laura, she's feeling a lot of stress these days, along with Joe and Zach.
I finished Deacon King Kong (really like the character development here, and the story had a satisfying ending that included a little bit of suspension of disbelief, but not too much) and started a book by Timothy Zahn, Deadman Switch. It has a far-fetched premise about using zombies as pilots to a particular planet. We'll see how the story progresses.
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