04-12-2025 Ride

Woke up after a decent night's sleep for first night camping (<!>). We got up and I made breakfast of eggs and leftover grilled vegetables, was pretty tasty. We hung around the campsite until, finally, the Bisikleta riders (Arnold, Jed, Fritz, Joey) showed up, after having ridden down to Jed's house in Oceanside. We chatted with them for a bit, then I rode with them for part of the return, taking PCH down to Via de la Valle and then El Camino Real to San Dieguito Rd. It was flat, so our pace was pretty high. I turned on El Apajo while they continued on, and I rode to Calzada del Bosque and used it to get back to Via de la Valle. Was on my Fuji with the aero bars installed (did this on Friday), and I practiced getting into and out of aero position. Need to be extra careful here, since the bike is decidedly less stable when I'm in this position. Back to PCH, that road is no place to practice aero riding. But on the return back to the campsite, I had several occasions to be in aero position. Seems faster, but it is also more stressful on my body to be hunched over. I had a little bit of a tailwind to help me along going north, which was beneficial. I was pedaling for almost the whole way, since there were very few hills to coast down.

Avg speed = 18.5 mph (18.6 mph). Total mileage = 30.5 mi

Avg power = 160 W. Weighted avg power = 169 W

Total elevation gain = 590' (1010')

Avg heartrate = 134 (Coospo)

Relative Effort = 62 (59)

Training Load = 110

Intensity = 77%

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Was the first one to get back to the campsite, but it wasn't too long after that Ann showed up. We had sandwiches for lunch, then we enjoyed an easy afternoon. I read, listened to some music, and took a little nap. Later in the afternoon, we walked down to the area by The Camp Store to listen to another band, The Role Models. They were not as good as the previous evening's band, so we didn't stay so long before heading back to make dinner. Instead of Dutch oven enchiladas, we mixed all of the ingredients into a dip and used the toaster to toast up some tortillas. It was pretty good, maybe a little to runny but definitely a good flavor. While dinner was cooking, we made berry camping cake and played Mexican Train, a dominoes game, with Charlie and Leslie. It was a nice, chill evening, and we all enjoyed the berry camping cake when it was done. Later, Charlie made a fire, and we sat by it and chatted until it was time to go to sleep. Must have been a really busy day, since I got to sleep quickly and slept deeply, through the karaoke and party sounds that were coming from the campsite several places down.