Was cool but not really cold when I woke up. I dressed appropriately and got ready for the Bisikleta ride. Headed through the neighborhood and then took the extended route through the 4S Ranch neighborhood. On this day, there were the following riders: Aaron, Ray, Jed, Cam, James, Arnold, Fritz, Sid (we had ridden with him once before, met him during a ride). Aaron was riding his gravel bike with big tires and recovering from a cold, so we all had a chance of staying with him. I intended to stay in the middle to end of the pack and serve as sweeper. Headed down Camino del Sur to San Dieguito Rd, taking it down into Fairbanks Ranch. Sid is 73 but really in good cycling shape. He had no problems staying with us. We had a pace line over to El Camino Real, it broke up near the end when a couple of us, including me, pushed the pace pretty hard. We turned right there and rode over to Via de la Valle, turning right there as well, then left to get back onto El Camino Real. Everybody regrouped here, then we took this modest climb up and then down and over to La Bajada. The roads still had damp patches, so I was really careful on the descents, didn't want to hit a slick patch or a pothole. Left on La Bajada, taking it down to Rancho Santa Fe Rd and turning left there. We rode up to the corner and stopped for a relatively short break at the 7-Eleven there before continuing on Rancho Santa Fe Rd. I was definitely sweeping by this time, hanging out in back and waiting at the turns to make sure everybody stayed on course. We took this road over to Olivenhain Rd, turned left, and rode back down to El Camino Real, the third section. Right turn, then a fairly fast stretch for me down to La Costa Ave, where I split with the group and turned left while they kept going straight. I wanted to get back earlier to take some stuff over to a hazardous waste dropoff site. So I took La Costa Ave, pretty fast, over to PCH and turned left there. On PCH, I made pretty good time, didn't stop as much as on Tuesday, when I rode a similar route from here. I did take the side street in Encinitas, I think it's generally a better way to get through that downtown area. From there, it was the normal way home: Via de la Valle, El Camino Real, San Dieguito Rd up Three Witches, then Camino del Sur and back via Camino San Bernardo and W Bernardo Dr. I didn't let up that much on this return route, kept trying to push myself, only backing off when I started feeling overloaded. Not very fast going up Three Witches but faster than on Tuesday. Was tired when I got home, legs were a little sore but recovered quickly.
Avg speed = 17.6 mph. Total mileage = 53.1 mi
Avg speed from my analysis program = 17.7 mph
Avg power = 163 W. Weighted avg power = 187 W
Total elevation gain = 2610' (3000' from my program)
Avg heartrate = 130 bpm (Coospo)
Relative Effort = 112
Training Load = 232
Intensity = 83%
I changed quickly when I got home, then gathered up the old fluorescent tubes, motor oil, mineral oil, and household batteries to take over to the hazardous waste dropoff site at Miramar College. It went smoothly, they were very well prepared, and the wait wasn't long. I did get stuck at a broken traffic light at Westview Pkwy on the way home, but thankfully I was able to move over to the left turn lane and get out of the jam. Ate a relatively light lunch when I got home, it's funny that I am not more hungry after big rides. Then I read for a bit and relaxed upstairs. In the afternoon, I worked on updating my blog and fixing some problems with the ride analysis programs, both the regular and batch versions. I added in the calculation and storage of weighted HR Zone data into the batch program but ran into an error that I didn't have time to track down. We then got ready to go over to Linda and Gregory's house for dinner. Saw Adi there (she's now in 7th grade), and after dinner Eytan stopped in as well. Amit is married and living near Dallas, it's hard on both of them. Dinner was good, conversation was great, around family updates and what's going on in Israel, from a number of angles. The evening there finished early, and we drove home.
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