Woke up in the night, almost wide awake, so I had some cereal and a banana before going back to bed and reading for a while. Woke up at 5:30, got up around 6:15 and got ready for a Bisikleta ride I was leading. Was a little cool but not cold, had my long-sleeve jersey on. Through the neighborhood and then the new extended route through the 4S Ranch neighborhood, including riding up to the top of Camino San Thomas. Ray, Perse, and James were already there when I got to the 4S Target parking lot, and I talked to them about their century adventure the previous weekend. On this day there were the following riders: Ray, Perse, Rob, Nel, Fritz, James, and Charlie. We headed out, initially at a moderate pace, down CdS to San Dieguito Rd, down the hill and across the flats to ECR. About halfway across the flats Perse got a flat but fixed it in about 5 minutes. We took ECR over to VdlV and then to PCH. I was in the lead a fair amount, but others were there as well, including James, Rob, and Fritz. Headed north on PCH, and this is where we stepped up the pace. Ray was riding strong, near the front of the pack, and Fritz was pushing the pace more than the others. Rode to the La Costa Ave, waited for everybody to catch up there, then we took this road back to ECR. Stopped for our break at the Starbucks on the corner there. Continued north on ECR for a bit before turning right onto Alga Rd, which had a little descent before a 500' climb that turned out to be the workout of the day. I had done this climb once before but set a PR (9:14, 249 W, 155 bpm) on this day. Fritz hung with me for much of the climb but couldn't sustain the power to keep up near the end. Waited for everybody to gather at the right turn onto Melrose Dr, which was downhill to Rancho Santa Fe Rd, where we turned left. Some more climbing, not as intense, to get into San Marcos, and Fritz and Ray were right with me on this climb. Down to San Marcos Blvd, where the others kept going while I waited for James to catch up. Once he did and made the turn with me, I pushed pretty hard to try and catch back up with the others. Took Discovery St over to Barham Dr, and I caught them just before we crossed Twin Oaks Valley Rd. Ray and I got out in front here, Fritz eventually caught up, and we rode over to Mission Ave. Took that road into Escondido, turning right on Centre City Pkwy. Just past this turn, Ray noticed that he had a screw embedded in his rear tire, so we stopped at a quick mart around 5th Ave. He was able to put a dynaplug in really quickly. It was the fastest tubeless flat repair I've ever seen. Around this time Rob and Perse had stopped to fix a problem with Rob's chain, and they ended up passing us while we were at the quick mart. We followed the standard route (the one that ends up on the back side of the mall) back, while James took the freeway and beat us back to the cars by a long time. Eventually met up with Rob and Perse by one of the gas stations near the golf driving range. Fritz and I took off after we gathered up and went under the freeway. At the place where the pavement meets the dirt, Rob took a minor spill (I didn't know about it and kept going). Ray and I were out in front after the climb up to the park, and I led the way up the second climb to Duenda Rd. Fritz almost caught me on the climb, coming from pretty far back. From there to the end it was Fritz and I in the front. We turned right on Poblado Rd and then left on Capilla Rd, hoping to see Gideon out in front of his house, but he didn't show. Normal fast way from there back to our starting point, and Fritz was really pushing the pace. My legs were okay but I was getting tired. Rob went straight home, while we saw James in the parking lot. He had had enough time to put his bike in the back seat. Ray showed up not too long after us, then the rest finished as a group. I stayed around just a bit before riding the new normal way home, kinda slowly.
Avg speed = 17.2 mph (17.4 mph). Total mileage = 58.3 mi
Bisikleta route avg speed = 17.9 mph
Avg power = 148 W. Weighted avg power = 174 W
Total elevation gain = 2820' (3310')
Avg heartrate = 124 bpm (Coospo)
Relative Effort = 95 (103)
Training Load = 254
Intensity = 79%
Was hungry, not starving, when I got home. I had some cheese and crackers, then made some chili ramen, which filled me up. Watched some NCAA football while I ate. Had a quiet afternoon, including a nap that felt pretty good (<>). In the evening, we went over to North City (a little "urban" enclave by CSUSM) and watched some music, after stopping at Walmart to pick up supplies for the Bisikleta DB meeting and getting some sides for dinner from Felix's BBQ). We took chairs and sat outside on what turned out to be a cool night, where I was getting chilled about halfway through the show. The acts were the Lonesome Roses, a nice-sounding female guitar duo who played folk-like singer-songwriter tunes, and Music by Eras, a musical performance group that has different shows of cover songs based on a specific musical genre. They were decent, a little campy and pre-packaged, but good for a free concert like this. They played for quite a while, but since they started early we were home by about 9:30, which was great.
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