Woke up after getting up several times in the night to drink, I was really thirsty and kinda hot in the early morning. Got ready for the Bisikleta ride, then rode through the neighborhood and the extended route through the 4S Ranch neighborhood to get to the starting point. Arnold and Perse were already there, and James showed up soon after. Others trickled in. We ended up with the following riders: Arnold, Perse, Jed, Fritz, James, Rob #2, Maya, Sid (rode there), Kamal, and Jamil. Andy joined us on the ride, when we got to the corner of RB Rd and Pomerado Rd. Got going around 7:45 or so, Rob and Maya were slow to be ready. We headed in the reverse direction the short way through the 4S Ranch neighborhood back to RB Rd, then took it downhill and under the freeway to get to Pomerado Rd. I didn't realize until later, but Fritz and Maya turned on W Bernardo Dr and took that route instead. The rest of us rode down Pomerado Rd to the pedestrian bridge and waited for everybody to show up. Eventually, Rob found out that Maya and Fritz were ahead of us, so we rode across the bridge and met them at the Chevron. Then we were all together for a short while, heading up BVP. Sid and I were out in front, the rest were riding at a slower pace. Up to San Pasqual Valley Rd, where we waited at the turn for the others to show up. No Maya, Rob said he would wait for her and that she would probably ride directly home. We jogged over to Citrus Ave and, again, Sid and I got out in front. Eventually, Fritz and Arnold joined us as we rode back to BVP and then out to Valley Pkwy. Took it to El Norte Pkwy, turning there and riding over to La Honda Dr, where we turned to ride up to Dixon Lake. Andy stayed at the bottom, and James only rode up a bit, but the rest of us rode to the top. That was a workout. I had forgotten how steep it was. I got to the top first, but Fritz wasn't far behind. The others made it up as well, including Jamil, who hadn't been riding in a while. That was impressive! We took some pics at the top, then headed down. Rob led us on the descent, and I captured some thrilling video of him as he flew down the hill. We all gathered up at the bottom, then continued on to Ash St, where we turned right and rode up a little hill (me and Fritz in the front) before descending to Rincon Ave. We turned left there, folks were calling for a break, so we rode to the 7-Eleven on Country Club Ln and stopped there. They don't have restrooms, but there was a coffee shop that did (I guess). As we were starting after the break, I noticed I had a rear tire flat. Dang it! Wish I would have found out at the beginning of the break. I changed it pretty quickly, and Rob used his battery pump to pump the tire up (kinda slowly) to 90 psi, which was nice. All good after that, we rode on Country Club Ln through the old golf course neighborhood and back over to El Norte Pkwy, heading west. I was out in the lead for most of this time, showing others the way and setting the pace. To Borden Rd and then to Twin Oaks Valley Rd, where I waited at the turn for everybody, including James and Andy, to make the turn. So, I was at the back of the group and rode a little harder to try and catch up. I caught Arnold, who had waited a while for me, and we regrouped with the others at the turn onto Barham Dr. Had a tailwind on this section, weather was nice, and it was a pretty good stretch over to Mission Rd and then into Escondido. I forgot to mention that, on the flat sections during this ride, often it was James out in front, pushing the pace on his vintage 1984 Tommasini steel frame bike. We turned on Quince St and rode to the bus station, where the group stopped again for another bathroom break. From there, we rode to 13th Ave and used it to get to Centre City Pkwy, heading south to Citracado Pkwy, where another jog got us onto Escondido Blvd. Down to El Ku Ave and through Kit Carson Park, where at Beethoven Dr James and Sid turned right and took the route to ride over the freeway. The rest of us (I was getting tired, hot, and a little cranky by then) rode back through the mall parking lot and over the pedestrian bridge to W Bernardo Dr. I led up the first climb, then Jed got out in front for a while. As we approached the climb up to Duenda Rd, Fritz jumped out in front, and Arnold followed soon after. I was able, eventually, to track Arnold down, but Fritz put in a big effort and I couldn't catch him until we got to the flats by the WWC. Jed got out in front again on the climb up RB Rd, and I pushed fairly hard to catch and pass him. I kept thinking somebody else was going to come up on me and pass me, but I got to the top first. Saw James in the distance, so I kept pushing, to try and catch up to him. Eventually I did, along with several other riders, including Arnold and Perse. Then we rode back to the starting point. It wasn't too hot at the end, but I was pretty wiped out by this ride. Later, I found that my rear brake was rubbing on the rotor, so that might help to explain how I felt. Didn't stay around too long after everybody showed up, and I rode home the new normal way.
Avg speed = 15.7 mph (16.0 mph). Total mileage = 55.8 mi
Bisikleta route avg speed = 16.2 mph
Avg power = 137 W. Weighted avg power = 165 W
Total elevation gain = 2990' (3450')
Avg heartrate = 120 bpm (Coospo)
Relative Effort = 72 (77)
Training Load = 238
Intensity = 75%
Was hungry when I got home, legs tired but no cramping. I watched TV, latest stage of the Dauphine. Then I had a nap in the afternoon, felt refreshed afterwards. In the evening I went for a walk down to the park. When I got there, I walked toward the back and then hiked up to a viewpoint of the lake. Reversed my path and walked back down and then home. That got my steps in for the day, which is going to be more of a challenge moving forward. I watched the end of a movie and then went upstairs. Ann was a little frantic about difficulties in making our flight reservations for the Europe trip, but she finally figured it out, so that was a good coda to the day.
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