Woke up during the night and read for a bit before going back to sleep. I also woke up early and got back to sleep before getting up around 6:00. Got ready for a coffee ride with Andy and left the house around 7:40, heading up Azucar Way to see what the road construction guys had done the previous day. I was glad to see that they had repaved the road, which was now the plan for the section of road in front of our house on this day. Up to Duenda Rd, turning left there and riding over to RB Rd. Left turn there and over to Andy's house. We left his place a little after 8:00, took Rios Rd to Pomerado Rd and then up to Ted Williams Pkwy, at easy pace and talking a fair amount while riding together. We turned right and rode over to Sabre Springs Pkwy, a little faster so that Andy was working hard to stay up on the climbs. Then it was the gradual descent over to Poway Rd, staying on Sabre Springs past this intersection until we turned left on Springhurst Dr to get back to Poway Rd. Right turn there, riding up to Oak Knoll Rd and turning off to get away from some of the traffic. We rode up to Carriage Rd, turning left (it was blocked off for road maintenance) and getting back to Poway Rd. A right turn there, riding up to a little shopping center just west of Community Rd, where we turned in and had coffee (at Idego Roasters) and a good discussion about camping, cycling, and family. After this extended break, we took Community Rd over to Twin Peaks Rd, riding to Espola Rd and turning left to climb up to the high school, where we turned left again. Andy was in front on this climb and he again pushed himself into the red, but it was his decision. We took Titan Way to Riparian Rd, turned left and rode over to Lake Poway Rd, a right turn there. Then we took a left onto Summer Sage Rd and wound through this neighborhood until we turned left onto Bridlewood Rd to get back to Espola Rd. From here, it was a straight shot back to Bernardo Oaks Dr, where we turned left and rode back to the meet-up spot at his house. He took some time to show me his camper layout and setup, it's quite nice. I think we could make something like this work for us in the future. I rode home the normal way from there, they were repaving the street in front of the house, so it was messy.
Avg speed =14.4 mph. Total mileage = 23.9 mi
Avg power = 133 W. Weighted avg power = 152 W
Total elevation gain = 1290'
Avg heartrate = 113 bpm (Coospo)
Relative Effort = 24
Training Load = 95
Intensity = 69%
Got into the garage okay and had some down time before the next event. We drove down to Convoy St for a late lunch with Charlie and Leslie, who are already planning a very busy 2026 for travel. Good conversation, decent food. We drove back after that and spent a quiet afternoon at home, where I read, talked for a while to Ross about Mom and the medical alert system, and watched some TV. In the evening I drove to Café Luna to have dinner with the BID guys, including Guangjin, who was in town for the information transfer from Mariya's group. Kyle and James were there as well. I heard a little more about Guangjin's planned move to Corvallis as well as the current uncertainty in this support model. Eric's oldest son Josh is now at OSU, so that might work out for him for a while. Kyle and James are still hoping to land somewhere in SD, Kyle hasn't had much success landing interviews for outside jobs. Drove home after the dinner, watched a little TV, and went to bed.
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