Woke up early, but I'd fallen asleep fairly early, so I had a good night's rest. Ate a light breakfast and then got ready for the ride. It was cool at the start, 46, so I wore my long-sleeve jersey and vest. Through the neighborhood and then the short route through the 4S Ranch neighborhood, with a climb up to the top of Four Gee Rd thrown in. Perse and Ray were already there when I arrived. Others trickled in. At the start of this ride, we had: Perse, Ray, James, Fritz, Arnold, Jed, and Nel. We rode an extended route through the 4S Ranch neighborhood in reverse, just staying on Ralphs Ranch Rd until we turned onto Alva Rd. Over to RB Rd, then down the hill to W Bernardo Dr. We turned left there and met up with Jhonar and Rob at the Duenda Rd corner, then we continued on down the hill, past the park and to the lake, getting onto Pomerado Rd. I had planned the route, so I was out front most of the time or working to get to the front so we didn't miss a turn. On the gradual climb up Pomerado Rd, it was me and Fritz out front, with Arnold not too far back. I hadn't ridden this stretch as fast as this in quite some time, and my legs were tested. We rode up to Stone Canyon Rd and turned left there, taking this climb up to Martincoit Rd. That was a small challenger. We rode down to Rostrata Rd, turning right there and then left onto Orchard Bend Rd to get to Espola Rd. On the climb up to the high school, it was me and Fritz out front, but the others weren't too far back. Down the hill to Twin Peaks Rd, where we turned left and took it to Community Rd. Jhonar kept going straight to get home, while we turned left and rode over to Metate Ln, using it to get back to Pomerado Rd. To Stowe Dr, and around this time Aaron caught up with us after sleeping late and starting behind us. We turned there and rode up to Danielson St. This is a more gradual climb than Scripps-Poway Pkwy, was a nice pace on this stretch as everybody was saving energy for the Purple Monster climb. We turned onto Scripps-Poway Pkwy and rode down to the start of the climb. Arnold, Fritz, Perse, and Aaron were out in front of me, so I settled into a rhythm and tried to catch up. Eventually, I got onto Fritz's wheel as we left the others behind. He and I rode together for about halfway up, then he couldn't keep up the pace and dropped back. I was all in on this climb, pushing myself to the limit, and still I finished 30 seconds slower than my PR. But I didn't let up, kept pedaling as hard as I could to the top. I didn't stop, rode to the 67 and took a U-turn to ride back down. The ride down was fine, no wobbling as a headwind slowed me down a bit and I occasionally pedaled to keep going straight. I waited for the others at Danielson St, and they eventually showed up. Rob got a flat on the climb, fixed it, and then turned around to start heading back. I rode with Aaron and Jed back down the hill to Pomerado Rd. Talked to Aaron about his cycling, which is in a completely different league from mine. We took a break at the gas station on the corner there and then continued back toward the starting point via Pomerado Rd. Again, I was leading out on much of this stretch until I slowed to let others pass and then sat at the end of the line for a while. We turned left on Twin Peaks Rd to get to El Camino Norte. Fritz was pushing the pace on this little climb, and Aaron was there at the front as well. I put in a big effort to catch and pass them, then sat up to coast down to Paseo Lucido, where Rob turned off to ride home. Similarly past the light, Aaron and Fritz took off and I tried to stay with them, at one point even pushing to pass them. Then my legs told me it wasn't going to happen, and I had to back off. So it was me, Ray, Perse, and Arnold in a group then, riding together to try and catch up with them. We were riding hard, with Ray and Arnold at times attacking and keeping the pace high. We caught the others at Dove Canyon Rd, then the rest of the ride was a series of attacks by riders to get out in front. I couldn't participate in this, my legs were basically out of attacks. Back to the starting point, where I rested for a bit to make sure everybody finished, including James. Then I rode home via the new normal route, slowly but not so slowly that I would jeopardize lowering my average speed. Legs didn't cramp on this ride, but they showed me the difference putting in a lot of consistent miles can make when called upon to give an extra effort.
Avg speed = 16.0 mph (16.2 mph). Total mileage = 50.8 mi
Bisikleta route avg speed = 16.3 mph
Avg power = 149 W. Weighted avg power = 175 W
Total elevation gain = 3470' (3760')
Avg heartrate = 133 bpm (Coospo)
Relative Effort = 127 (141)
Training Load = 240
Intensity = 80%
I was tired when I got home but also hungry. Ate a small lunch and then snacked while I watched an episode of Grantchester. I had a shower, and then Ann gave me a haircut, which I needed. It was time after that for a nap, so that's what I did. In the evening we went over to Emily and Caleb's place and had dinner with them, Jen, and Nick as a thank-you for helping them pay for Max's surgery. The food was very good, but Jen is a gossip, and listening to her yammer on about people I don't really care about was taxing. It went on for a while after dinner (the lemon squares were very good), and we probably stayed too late, given that Caleb had to get up early on Easter morning. Left there around 9:00.
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