Avg pace = 7:48/mi
Total distance = 3.25 mi
Elapsed moving time = 25:26
Avg heartrate = 129 bpm (Coospo)
Relative Effort = 8
When I got home, I went out into the front yard, washed off the gravel, and put it back into the path, including filling in some bald spots. I'd made coffee before that, also washed the dishes and started the dishwasher. Almost finished with this job, just a few more spots to fill in and some small weeds to pull. I started gathering up the leaves under the avocado tree but ran out of time before we started to get ready to go to Mission Bay. I drove us down to Ventura Cove, got out Ann's bike and put the wetsuit on. Then I walked over to the water and swam a back and forth along the buoy line a total of six times, pausing after the first one and between the fourth and fifth lengths. Water temperature wasn't an issue at all. The suit helped me float but made it harder to paddle. The new goggles were excellent, no water leakage and clear vision. I was able to track the buoys pretty well and stay on course, better than the last time I swam here. It was almost all arms since I didn't need my legs to keep be afloat. Looks like a lap between the buoys is about 300 yds. It was funny, when I walked out of the water I had some trouble refinding my balance. Walked to where my flip flops were and then over to the outdoor showers to rinse off a little bit. Then I walked back to the car, didn't have keys but had left a towel out. I couldn't undo the zipper of the wetsuit, but Ann showed up soon after and helped me out. Then I walked back to the restrooms and changed into shorts and a shirt. Somehow, while there I dropped my keys in the restroom. When I got back to the car, I asked Ann if she still had my keys (no, she didn't). Right around this time, a guy came driving by and asked us if we were missing any keys, since he had found some in the restroom. Crazy coincidence, and the guy was a true godsend. I was really fortunate there, it would have been a royal mess if I lost my keys. I unloaded my bike and then we went for a beach cruiser ride over to the boardwalk initially, then heading south to its end before heading east around Mission Point Park. Along the path by Mariners Basin until we got back to Belmont Park, where we got back onto the boardwalk, heading north this time. We rode for a while, then Ann found us a place for lunch, Second Nature in North PB. I should have paid more attention to where it was when she suggested it. Took us a while to get there. Lunch wasn't anything remarkable, then we headed back the way we came, over to the boardwalk and then south to Belmont Park before riding back to Ventura Cove. While we were on the boardwalk, a report from CBS 8 stopped me and interviewed me about the wavy lines recently painted on the pavement. I made a couple of comments and ended up being on the 6:00 news. Ray saw it and posted to the Bisikleta WhatsApp. That was mildly humorous. We later sent the link to the fam, and their reactions were funny too.
Avg speed = 5.5 mph. Total mileage = 9.2 mi
Total elevation gain = 100'
Packed the bikes back into the car, then thankfully Ann drove home. I was pretty tired, dozed off for a little bit on the way home. I unloaded the bikes from the car, then she went to the library and the store while I watched some TV. Later on, I rinsed the wetsuit off and hung it in the garage to dry. A quiet evening after that, I was unexpectedly tired (legs in particular) from the day's activities, which didn't seem too extreme.
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