Tuesday, September 30, 2025

09-30-2025 Run/Ride

Had a somewhat restless night of sleeping, with very vivid dreams. Ann also couldn't sleep and ended up on the couch downstairs. I woke up after 6:00 and got ready for a run. Did a new extended route through the neighborhood that's a little over 4 miles, would like to see how to get it to 5. Started off slow, lots of hills, but I had negative splits throughout. It was humid, and I was sweating pretty good by the end.

Avg pace = 8:48/mi
Total distance = 4.29 mi
Elapsed moving time = 37:46
Avg heartrate = 132 bpm (Coospo)
Relative Effort = 18

Had some cereal for breakfast when I got back, and I made some coffee to drink while I had my phone appointment to enroll in a Medicare Supplement plan. Unfortunately, the meeting had been changed to Wednesday morning, I guess I had gotten a voicemail message but inadvertently deleted it. So, no meeting. Instead, I did several units on Mango Languages. Started to watch an episode of Silo, but Ben called me, and we ended up talking for over an hour and a half, mostly about the situation with Mom and the caregivers. He can be really frustrating to talk with, it seems that he likes to play games to show he is aware of everything and knows just what to do. But I got it over with, then finished watching the show before having some lunch and then getting ready for a ride with Paula from her house. Drove over and got there a little before 1:00. I won't try to fully describe the route we took, which initially took us on a service road, dropped us into several San Elijo Hills neighborhoods, and then got us onto Rancho Santa Fe Rd via San Elijo Rd. I dropped my chain on that downhill but was able to get it back on without stopping. We eventually got over to Lone Jack Rd and took Fortuna Ranch Rd up into the hills, eventually dropping down a really steep road in a neighborhood off Elfin Forest Rd. We followed that to Harmony Grove Rd and then went by Harmony Grove Village on Country Club Dr. I pushed the pace somewhat on Harmony Grove Rd, doing a little bit of relatively flat-road training for the upcoming TT as part of the sprint tri. Eventually over to Barham Dr and to the CSUSM campus by looping up and around on La Moree Rd. To Craven Rd, then rode through the neighborhood south of there to get back to Twin Oaks Valley Rd. Then it was up this climb to San Elijo Rd and back down to Double Peak Dr. I was a little frustrated that the ride ended in the biggest climb, so I pushed the pace and left Paula pretty far back, getting to her house about 5 minutes before she arrived. Ride was definitely hilly, no long climbs other than the last one, lots of elevation gain and loss. Ride was, at times, hotter than I thought it would be, but overall the temperature was okay. 

Avg speed = 11.9 mph. Total mileage = 25.0 mi
Avg power = 118 W. Weighted avg power = 160 W
Total elevation gain = 2750'
Avg heartrate = 117 bpm (Coospo)
Relative Effort = 47
Training Load = 130
Intensity = 73%

Ran into a little afternoon traffic on the way home, not much. I had some time to relax and take a shower before dinner. After dinner, I got my free Slurpee and then did some shopping at Sprouts for stuff to make smoothies, since John and I are planning on riding from our house on Wednesday. Quiet rest of the evening.

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