Had another good night's sleep (<>) and then rushed a little bit to get ready for the Bisikleta bike ride, which I was leading. Through the neighborhood and then straight to the 4S Target, where I was the first one there. Nel, Rob, and Charlie showed up, it was a small group since a number of others were up in Santa Barbara for a century. I'd planned the route, which took us up Paseo del Sur to Potomac Ridge Dr, turning left and riding to Nighthawk Ln. Took it over to Camino San Bernardo, then to 4S Ranch Pkwy, where we rode down to Dove Creek Rd. Over to Dove Canyon Rd and then down to Carmel Valley Rd. I led the others at a pace just less than tempo up the climb and over to Black Mountain Rd, where we turned. I think it was around here that I took my jacket off, was warming up enough. We stayed on Black Mountain Rd all the way to Kearney Villa Rd and up to Miramar Rd. Then it was up Pomerado Rd to the top and down to Scripps-Poway Pkwy, where we took a short bathroom break. Rode from there up the climb to Community Rd, taking a left there. I gapped the others on this climb, Nel was riding well and wasn't super far back. We rode down the hill and across Poway Rd, turning right on Hilleary Pl to get to Midland Rd, where we continued north. Had to take a small detour around the farmer's market, then to Twin Peaks Rd, turning right there. Up to Espola Rd, stopping for coffee at The King's Craft, although only Rob and I had coffee. After this break, I was buzzing a little bit from the coffee. We took Espola Rd up and by the high school, then turned onto Summer Sage Rd, riding over to Lake Poway Rd. We turned left here and rode up to the top, doing the little loop there before riding back down and continuing on Summer Sage Rd to Bridlewood Rd to get back to Espola Rd. Down to Valle Verde Rd, turning right and riding up the little climb before descending to Old Winery Rd. Left turn there, riding to the sidewalk connecting us to Paseo del Verano. There was a lot of traffic around the winery due to a craft fair. We rode north and over to Pomerado Rd, turning left there and riding up to Greens Rd. We took surface streets by the RB Inn and over Bernardo Oaks Dr to RB Rd. I was still feeling strong, and the others were starting to slow down. I set a PR on the climb from Bernardo Center Dr to the top (5:43), benefiting from green lights. Waited for the others to catch up, then we took the new extended route through the 4S Ranch neighborhood. Back to the starting point, where we had a short break before Rob and I rode back the old normal way to Matinal Rd. He turned there, while I continued down the hill to W Bernardo Dr. I was close to 50 miles, so I took it all the way to the park and to the cul-de-sac before turning around and riding home from there. Legs were solid throughout, my right glute was tender at the start but loosened up on the ride and was better at the end. For some reason my heartrate monitor didn't track on this ride, although it initially turned on.
Avg speed = 15.2 mph. Total mileage = 50.3 mi
Avg power =128 W. Weighted avg power = 167 W
Total elevation gain = 3540'
Training Load = 215
Intensity = 76%
Was a good day on the bike, not exhausted at the end but satisfied with my effort level. Had some lunch and watched NCAA football when I got home, relaxing through the afternoon. In the evening we went down to see John McCutcheon perform at the Good Samaritan Episcopal Church in UTC. We were a little further back in the pews than I would have liked, but the sound was quite good. He was a good storyteller and singer/songwriter, occasionally slipped with his playing or singing, but it was an enjoyable evening. Drove home and went to bed.
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