Slept fairly well, got up and got ready for the Bisikleta ride, where Ray and others were leading. Through the neighborhood and then the short route through the 4S Ranch neighborhood. To the 4S Target on an overcast, misty day. But it was fairly dry there, a good sign. On this day there were the following riders: Perse, Ray, James, Nel, Fritz, Rob T., Rob, Jed, and Charlie. I was sweeping on a fairly low-energy day for me. Up Paseo del Sur to Potomac Ridge Dr and then to Nicole Ridge Dr to get to Camino San Bernardo. Over to Dove Canyon Rd and then down to Carmel Valley Rd, climbing up to Black Mountain Rd and then down to CdS. Over to the 56 bike path, where I waited for Fritz and Rob to catch up. When they came, we dropped the hammer and tried to catch the others. Fritz did, but I hung back to stay with Rob T. Fritz dropped back after we got to Carmel Valley Rd, so I waited for him, riding slowly on the bike path. Then the two of us rode to meet the others at the end of the path, and took Carmel Valley Rd over to PCH. Fairly slow up into Del Mar, although I did push a little bit to get near the front. Waited for James while the others got ahead. We ended up riding to La Costa Ave and stopping at the usual 7-Eleven for a break. The others were pushing pretty hard, I stayed back for the most part but at one point in Leucadia I put in a burst of speed to try and stay with Perse, who was doing the same. After the break, I was more at the back of the group for a while, along with Jed. I ended up stopping at Swami's Beach to take a pee and got behind the others, but Fritz waited for me at the turn onto Chesterfield Dr. We turned right immediately onto San Elijo Ave and took it to Manchester Ave, continuing generally east. Moving pretty fast with Fritz. Near the freeway underpass, a car that was turning came into the bike lane pretty close to me, gave me a scare. We rode up to the right turn to stay on Manchester Ave and took it to RSF Rd. We had caught up with the tail end of the group by then. Right turn there and then a left onto El Mirlo, starting the back-end loaded climbing in this ride. I was at the back of the group at the beginning of this climb, and I worked my way to the front, where Fritz was leading. He and I led all the way through the left turn onto Via de Fortuna to the top of the climb and waited for the others at the right turn onto El Montevideo. Down the hill, then I waited for Ray as we started to climb back up, after he dropped his chain. Similar situation, I was at the back as we rode over to do the reverse Stud Loop. Eventually I caught Fritz at the front, but it took some effort to get there. Waited for James at the turn onto VdlV, then the two of us rode from there the normal way to the corner store near the bottom of the Three Witches climb. We were there for a bit, and as we left the parking lot, me trailing with Jed nearby, I noticed that my rear tire was flat. I stopped to fix it and Jed stayed with me, which was very nice. Got it partially pumped up, then the two of us rode, slowly, up the climb, more at Jed's pace, as he was tiring out. We kept it slow all the way back to the starting point, where all of the others already were. No speed records on this day with the group. Rob and I took the fast way back to the neighborhood, and I rode back home through the neighborhood. Was tired and hungry at the end of the ride, not too sore. In the middle of the ride, I noticed, with frustration, that my heartrate wasn't recording. I think this was a new battery in my heartrate band, so that was disappointing.
Avg speed = 16.1 mph. Total mileage = 57.3 mi
Avg power = 136 W. Weighted avg power = 169 W
Total elevation gain = 2890'
Training Load = 240
Intensity = 77%
https://www.strava.com/activities/16324480468
Ann was just getting ready to leave with Emily to have lunch and do some pottery painting at the mall, so I had the house to myself. Ate a bigger than usual lunch and watched some football, also had a little nap. Later in the afternoon and into the evening, I worked on the program for overlaying multiple riding routes on a single street map. Eventually I was able to figure it out, with just a little help from Claude. It's pretty cool that the basic program works, don't know how I'll use it, but it was a fun exercise. I also watched some TV in the evening before having a shower and turning in.
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