Slept pretty well, woke up and had a leisurely time getting ready for a bike ride. It wasn't too cold, with overcast skies, so I decided to start earlier than originally planned. Headed down by the park and then over the pedestrian bridge to the bike path leading to BVP. Up BVP to Sunset Dr, there was fairly heavy traffic here and elsewhere on this ride, taken during prime morning commute time. I rode up to Juniper St, turned there and took it to Felicita Ave. Left turn, riding over to the freeway and, on a whim, turning right onto Gamble Ln. I stayed on this road, which has 15% grades at the top of its little climb, until I got to the gate across it, walked around the gate and then took Scenic Trail Way to get to Citracado Pkwy. Down this road, turning left onto Harmony Grove Village Pkwy and taking it to the turn onto Country Club Dr. I wasn't sure which way to go here, so I ended up going straight (also Country Club Dr), which took me back to Harmony Grove Rd. So, not the right choice. I rode back to Harmony Grove Village Pkwy and turned right off it onto Country Club Dr this time. This was the road I remembered, but its condition, once you get out of Harmony Grove Village, is pretty rough. It took me to Auto Park Way, which I used to get to Mission Rd and a left turn toward San Marcos. My pace during this ride was a little bit higher than casual, trying to stay in high Zone 2 for heartrate. I turned right onto Woodland Pkwy and took it over to El Norte Pkwy. At the turn there, I noticed that there was an 800' climb in a couple of miles if I had continued straight. Will have to try that one in the future, it looks intense. Back toward Escondido, I stayed on El Norte Pkwy all the way to Conway Dr, turning right there and heading into downtown Escondido. Another right turn onto Kent Ave and then a left onto Ash St, which I followed to Grand Ave. Right turn there and into downtown, where I stopped at Bike Bling and picked up a couple of sets of tire levers, one for the bike and the other for the bench. They are completely remaking Grand Ave, looks like no cars will be allowed in the central area. I headed over to Kalmia St and took it to 4th Ave, by the church and over Broadway and 5th Ave to get to Centre City Pkwy. Home the normal way over the freeway from there, finally benefiting from some downhill sections to raise my average speed above 15 mph.
Avg speed = 15.6 mph. Total mileage = 29.4 mi
Avg power = 127 W. Weighted avg power = 151 W
Total elevation gain = 1450'
Avg heartrate = 113 bpm (Coospo)
Relative Effort = 25
Training Load = 94
Intensity = 67%
Made some coffee when I got home and relaxed a little bit before getting ready for my volunteer shift at the hospital. It was pretty busy at the start of the shift, several rooms needed to be cleaned, and I talked to a couple of visitors in the rooms. Then Emily C., who was the charge nurse, gave me a big cart of supplies to restock, and that took a while to do, even though there were supplies that I couldn't find spots for. I had a little bit of a lull in the middle of the shift, then it got busy again at the end. I left a little bit after 4:30 and rode home, feeling a little off my normal self, almost like something was coming on. My right ankle hurt some as well, probably from all the walking and standing at the hospital. It was better in the evening, which was a quiet one. I didn't feel any worse, and putting my feet up helped.
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