Woke up super early and was glad I did (<!>). I got ready for the Bisikleta bike ride, which promised to be a hot one. Still, I wore long sleeves to protect my arms from the sun because of the ongoing skin treatment. I rode through the neighborhood and, because I was early, the extended route through the 4S Ranch neighborhood to get to the 4S Target. It was Ray's birthday, and he was already there, along with Perse, Arnold, and guest rider Audrey. Others started showing up, earlier than usual, so that we had, at the start: Perse, Arnold, Jed, Audrey, Nel, Aaron, Kamal, James, Ray, Zac, and Joey. We were rolling by about 7:40, early for us (Audrey had a flat on her tubeless rear wheel from the bike Gideon let her borrow) but still room for improvement. Headed out CdS to San Dieguito Rd, everybody was riding pretty slow at the beginning. We rode down into Fairbanks Ranch and turned on El Apajo, taking it and VdSF up to VdlV. Again, nobody pushed hard on that little climb, and Arnold and I were out in front, waiting for the others to show after the turn. We rode up the Del Dios Hwy climb from here, pretty fast pace from the lead group of Zac, Aaron, and Audrey, with Arnold there until the early part of the climb. I hung onto Zac's wheel as he rode up the first part of the climb by the dam, passing him near the top and leading out for a while until the others passed me. Zac and Aaron were pushing particularly hard, and I couldn't catch them, but I put in a bigger effort and passed Audrey before the summit. After we started descending, Zac kept going but I stopped to wait for the others, who came in over time. No James, so I told the others to go on and I would wait for him. I then saw he had left a text saying he had a flat. It took a while before he showed up, then we both kept riding up to Valley Pkwy, turning left on Citracado Pkwy. It was warm by this time. James and I rode over to Harmony Grove Village Pkwy to get to Harmony Grove Rd, slowing down to try and keep pace with James. That lasted through the descent until the turn onto Elfin Forest Rd, where I powered up the first climb but slowed down for the rest of the ascent into San Elijo Hills. Turned onto San Elijo Rd and stopped at the gas station in the village, where the others were waiting. James rolled in about 5 minutes after, and we had a longer break on account of the high temperature. I bought a couple of bottles of Gatorade, they were necessary on a day like this. From here, we rode down the hill and turned left onto Rancho Santa Fe Rd. On the little climb after the turn, Audrey and I were out in front and the others were nowhere to be seen. We rode pretty fast down to the turn to stay on Rancho Santa Fe Rd and waited for them after the turn, in the shade. Turns out that Nel had a flat, and the others stayed to help him fix it. After a while, they showed up and we continued. It was here that I noticed that my right shifter wasn't working, so I nursed it along for a bit. Up and then down to El Camino del Norte, turning right there (James had apparently gotten ahead and was waiting for us there). I stopped to make sure he was okay, then pushed hard to catch up with the others, passing most of them before we turned onto Via de Fortuna. Since I was ahead of a couple riders, I changed the battery out on my shifter, then rode to catch up with them. Unfortunately, the battery I installed was also bad, so I rode without being able to shift down through RSF. Left onto El Montevideo, with a nice little downhill before a minor climb to get to a right turn on San Elijo Ave. I had gotten out in front, but Arnold was even further in front and waiting for us at that turn. We all turned and rode to Avenida de Acacias, turning left there, then left again on La Granada to get into RSF village. Through the village, connecting up with VdSF and going downhill faster than I could pedal, given the gear I was in. I pedaled at high cadence all the way to where El Apajo teed into San Dieguito Rd, where I stopped and changed the battery again, this time successfully. I didn't go super fast up the Three Witches climb, but I wasn't as slow as the previous week. Everybody was gathered at the turn onto CdS, and we rode back to the starting point via Paseo del Sur. Aaron, Audrey, and I got out in front (after I pushed hard to catch up to them from the back of the group), then Aaron kicked it into high gear on the little steeper section by Haaland Glen. I tried to match his pace for about 5 seconds, then Audrey and I laughed about how fruitless that was. Still, I pushed a little harder and caught up to him after he slowed down and was waiting for us. Audrey wasn't too far behind. Was glad to get to the parking lot, where Nel had already made it (he kept going after we turned onto CdS). Didn't stay too long, just wished Audrey luck and then rode home via the RB Rd and W Bernardo Dr route. Legs held up fine on this ride, and I felt pretty good, given the high temperatures and some occasional big efforts.
Avg speed = 16.7 mph (16.8 mph). Total mileage = 53.2 mi
Avg power = 146 W. Weighted avg power = 175 W
Total elevation gain = 3670' (3920')
Avg heartrate = 128 bpm (Coospo)
Relative Effort = 101 (111)
Training Load = 240
Intensity = 80%
Nothing much requiring significant effort was going to get done in the afternoon. I had enchiladas for lunch and was thirsty throughout the afternoon. Checked out the inner tubes I had repaired, one of them was successful, so I swapped it out with the one on the front wheel of my bike. Also registered for the Sprint Triathlon on June 22, took the plunge and now I'll have to follow through. Added some SRAM PowerLock chain connectors to the ongoing Amazon order as well, and I watched the last episode of Season 2 of Daredevil. So, not much effort there. I was successful in resetting and activating one of the cheap security cameras I bought on Temu but not the other one. Got it to show video briefly, but it keeps losing the WiFi connection, even when I am right next to the router. Am pretty sure this camera is defective. It's probably time to switch to more reliable, name-brand security cameras, they don't cost too much. Evening was quiet, watched some TV.
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