Got up early for an earlier than usual start to a group bike ride. Rode through the neighborhood to Matinal Rd to meet Aaron and Sid Redner at Phil's BBQ for a ride that Aaron planned. Sid is this physicist who retired from Boston U and moved to Santa Fe to work on basic research at a private lab. He's 73, but judging from how he rides, he was quite the cyclist back in the day. We took W Bernardo Dr up past the HP site and turned right onto Bernardo Center Dr, taking it and Carmel Valley Rd all the way down to Del Mar Heights Rd, where we turned right and then left onto Old Carmel Valley Rd. This dropped us down to the cul-de-sac where we picked up the 56 bike path and headed west to Carmel Country Rd. Then it was the climb up to Carmel Mountain Rd, taking a left there for a change and riding up into Del Mar Mesa, this was a first time on these roads for me. It's a nice neighborhood and good roads to ride on. Left on Del Mar Mesa Rd, which was fun to ride and took us back to Carmel Country Rd. We took a right turn there and rode across the 56, turning right onto Carmel Mission Rd and then left ont Carmel Center Rd. Took this to McGuire Dr, turning left there and then right to get back onto Carmel Country Rd. This turned into Hartfield Ave, which we used to get to Half Mile Dr, turning left there and riding over to El Camino Real. Down the hill and into the flats, taking it to Via de la Valle, where we turned right. Up and over the little bump, then a left turn onto Las Planideras, which I'd also never been on. It took us up to Linea del Cielo, which we stayed on briefly until turning right onto Puerta del Sol, where there is a nice downhill that we took until turning left onto Via del Alba. Over to Calzada del Bosque, turning right and then left onto Los Arboles, to get back to Via del Alba, turning right there. A left onto La Gracia, which took us to La Flecha and a left turn onto Avenida de Acacias. We were in downtown RSF, turning right on Paseo Delicias and then right again on La Granada, which merged into Via de Santa Fe. From there, it was the usual way to San Dieguito Rd and the bottom of Three Witches. We started the climb, and Aaron got out in front of us. I was riding with Sid for a while and then passed him, trying to catch up with Aaron, who it turns out was riding at the top of his Zone 2. He would get away from me at times, then I would put in a little more effort and catch up with him. This pattern repeated all the way to the turn onto CdS. We waited briefly for Sid to catch up, then rode to Paseo del Sur and turned there. Through that neighborhood to Potomac Ridge Rd, where we stopped briefly at Aaron's house for him to get some fuel and take a leak. Then it was Nicole Ridge Rd over to Camino San Bernardo, taking that all the way back to RB Rd. Up the last little climb and then down RB Rd to W Bernardo Dr, where we turned left. I rode with Aaron and Sid down the hill to Aguamiel Rd and turned there to head home, while Sid rode to the north end of Pomerado Rd to his girlfriend's place and Aaron was off to Oceanside to see his son's soccer game. This was a challenging ride for me, pace wasn't too hard (thanks, Aaron) but it had a lot of climbing in it, including many punchy little climbs. My legs held up pretty well considering the previous day's epic ride. Anyway, it felt harder than the stats below might indicate.
Avg speed = 14.8 mph (14.9 mph). Total mileage = 40.0 mi
Avg power = 131 W. Weighted avg power = 170 W
Total elevation gain = 3030' (3220')
Avg heartrate = 116 bpm (Coospo)
Relative Effort = 49 (51)
Training Load = 172
Intensity = 77%
Ann was at church when I got home, so I had a little something to eat and a brief rest before going out in the front yard and picking the little weeds out of the cracks between the pavers in the driveway (not a favorite task of mine). Then I trimmed the two bushes on either side of the garage. I took another break after this yardwork, then when Ann started cleaning the downstairs I went out on the back patio and swept it up thoroughly, including picking more weeks out from between the pavers. I also wiped the lawn furniture down, but it will need another cleaning before the guests arrive on Monday. A little lunch and another break before we drove to Home Depot and got some supplies to help put up a shade cover over the garden. I think this task is going to be more complex than Ann realizes. Some quiet time before dinner, then after dinner I connected the new garage door remote to the garage door, so we again have a spare. Then I installed replacement hinges (kinda cheap) on our cooler, so it is once again operational. Also watched some TV, but it was a relaxing evening.
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