Woke up and cleaned the kitchen, then started getting ready for a longer bike ride. My intention was to ride down to the visitor center at Camp Pendleton and get a pass allowing me to ride my bike through the camp. I took my passport as well, along with enough other items that I ended up wearing a fanny pack to carry them. Headed down by the park and over the freeway. As I was crossing Lake Hodges, I hit something in the road and it made a big noise as my rear tire rode over it. I thought I had flatted the tire for sure, but amazingly it held up. So, it was going to be my lucky day. Turned on Via Rancho Pkwy and rode up that little climb at a decent pace, was surprised that there wasn't more traffic on this road. Down and over to Del Dios Hwy, turning right there, since I decided to take the Elfin Forest route. I rode up to Citracado Pkwy and turned left there, saw a little traffic around this point. Then it was a left on Harmony Grove Village Pkwy, taking this down to Harmony Grove Rd, where I took another left. I kept a decent pace on this general gradual descent, not scorching it but not letting up much either. Similar on the Elfin Forest Rd climb, where I wasn't out to set a PR but also wanted to keep my average speed up. It was busy with traffic in San Elijo Hills, but I made it through okay and rode down San Elijo Rd to get to Rancho Santa Fe Rd, where I took a left. After the little climb beyond the turn, I was ready for some downhill riding, and that's what I got, down to La Costa Ave and then down to the flats before the little climb by the freeway. Over to PCH, where I turned right and made pretty good time (I might have had a little bit of a tailwind) into Carlsbad. Through that village and on into Oceanside, turning left on Vista Way to get to Broadway St. Left on Cassidy St and then right on Myers St, which fed via Morse St into Pacific St, the road that Jed's house is on. I stayed on this road past the Oceanside Pier and crossed the bridge over the San Luis Rey River before turning right onto Harbor Dr. Followed this around the harbor and then up the little climb to get to the freeway. The south gate for Camp Pendleton was just beyond the freeway, and I rode over to the visitor center. Didn't have long to wait before a guy took my information and then printed out a photo id pass that will allow me onto the base to ride my bike, for one year. The whole process took <20 minutes, then I was back riding home, following basically the same route back through Oceanside, except for turning on Eaton St to get back to PCH. The ride back south was something of a grind. I had pushed pretty hard on the outbound segment because I didn't want to get stuck in a big line at the visitor center. In the end, I got there just after 9:00, was pretty pleased with my effort but at something of a cost. Nothing special about the return route, I followed the normal way back to Via de la Valle. On the coast, I kept my speed around 18-20 mph on the flats and got up the little climbs without pushing hard. There was a coastal breeze that helped me on Via de la Valle to El Camino Real, which I took over to San Dieguito Rd. I didn't notice the benefit of the breeze as much while riding on the flats here over to the bottom of Three Witches. This was going to be a slow climb for me, I probably could have taken in more calories during the ride. Up to Camino del Sur and then back toward the 4S Target. I noticed that I needed a couple of additional miles to get to 70, so I ended up riding the reverse of the extended route through the 4S Ranch neighborhood, then rode home via the W Bernardo Dr route. Legs were fine at the end, still a lot of riding I could have done, but I was pretty tired.
Avg speed = 17.6 mph (17.7 mph). Total mileage = 70.4 mi
Avg power = 162 W. Weighted avg power = 186 W
Total elevation gain = 3300' (3870')
Avg heartrate = 133 bpm (Coospo)
Relative Effort = 160 (156)
Training Load = 298
Intensity = 83%
When I got home, it felt really good to just sit down and chill with some light snacks. After a while, I ate some soup for lunch. I watched some more of the SNL 50 show, then it was time for house work. Wet mopped all the hard floors downstairs, then I vacuumed our bedroom upstairs as well as the stairs and the two area rugs downstairs. That should be it for the chores for the day. Ann ran some errands and then had lunch with Kay. Ann started to pack her stuff up, and I started thinking about what I was going to bring to wear during the trip. In the late afternoon, I rode over to Miguel's Cocina to meet some HP and ex-HP folks who worked for the Indigo business. We had a good turnout: James, Minedys, Linda, Jack, Avi, Mark, Jerry, Dave S., Andre, Evgeny, Stan, Pedro, Kyle, John G., and Hongwei. I got the chance to talk with a number of folks, all are doing pretty well. Jerry's daughter is getting married soon, as is Dave S. and Andre's younger son. Minedys is pursuing an online Master's degree that is more biotech-focused. John is going to Abu Dhabi, and Linda is going soon to Japan, after us. Ride home was pretty chilly. Not a fan of riding my scooter in the dark, especially when it's cold.
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