Slept okay, went to bed early the night before. Ann and I had a disagreement about something fairly trivial, and I just kept a low profile. Got up after a long sleep and got ready for the Bisikleta bike ride. Should probably have eaten something before heading out. Temperature was in the 50s, sky overcast, and I felt a couple of raindrops and some mist on the ride over. Rode through the neighborhood and then the extended route through the 4S Ranch neighborhood. Andy and James were there when I showed up. At the start of this ride, we had the following riders: Andy, Jed, Jed A., Nel, and James. We headed out CdS in dry weather, no precipitation to speak of. I was pushing the pace a little bit, as was James, particularly on the flats and descents. Over to Carmel Valley Rd, turning right there. I waited for all the others to show up at the turn, then we continued on. James and I got out in front by a fair amount, then we saw the text that one of the riders (it was Andy) had gotten a flat. We rode to the left turn onto the 56 bike path, where Arnold was waiting. It seemed like it took forever (probably 25 minutes or so) for the others to fix the flat, then they showed up. We rode on the bike path up to Black Mountain Rd, turning right there and heading downhill together. Not so long after we started the gradual climb into Mira Mesa, there was another text, another flat (this time, it was Jed). Nel rode back to see if they (Jed and Arnold) needed help, and the rest of us waited for another 30 minutes or so. Frustrating! After we gathered up, Jed used Jed A.'s electric pump to put more air in his tire because his pump had run out of battery (numerous problems pumping the tire up and disconnecting the pump). I waited for Jed A. to stow his bike pump while the others took off, then we pushed a bit to try and catch them (a stoplight helped us). Then James and I were out in front again as we continued past Carroll Canyon Rd and then turned left on Maya Linda Rd and then getting back to Carroll Canyon Rd. Right turn there, across the freeway, then a right on Businesspark Ave, followed by a left on Willow Creek Rd, to get over to Pomerado Rd. There was a little climb that I used to separate from the others, and we gathered up again as we made a left here. Up to the top, I was out front and not pushing too hard, although I put in a bigger effort on the steeper section near the top. Arnold and Jed A. hung with me to the top. Again, we gathered up here and then rode down Pomerado Rd and stopped for a break at the gas station on the corner at the bottom of the hill. I thought about getting something more to eat, had already eaten my granola bar at the first wait and my banana at the second. Again, I should have eaten something more. We continued on Pomerado Rd to Stowe Dr, turning right there and riding up to Community Rd. I was at the back of the group at the turn, and Arnold had gotten out in front. I had to work pretty hard to catch up to him. We turned left there, waited for the others, then rode down the hill and over to Twin Peaks Rd. Here is where Jed A. peeled off and headed for home, while the rest of us turned right and rode up to Espola Rd. I was getting tired here, legs still held out okay. Left turn and the climb up to the high school, where we waited by the light at Titan Way. James and Andy were the last ones, and for some reason they turned and headed left there. So I modified the route and took us up to Riparian Rd, turning right and riding down to Lake Poway Rd, where we turned right (James and I out in front) and rode down to Summer Sage Rd, our original route. Left turn and we were back on course. We used Bridlewood Rd to get back to Espola Rd, turned left and rode down to Valle Verde Rd. Right turn, took this little climb to get over to Old Winery Rd, where we turned left and rode to the end of the cul-de-sac, using the sidewalk to get over to Paseo del Verano. Left turn and some up and down riding to get back to Pomerado Rd, where we turned right and rode down to Escala Dr. Gathered up everybody here and used it to get to Duenda Rd. I pushed pretty hard on the climb, trying to catch James, who had left early and was far out in front. I did catch him just before the light, but it took a lot out of me. At the right turn, I felt a couple of isolated raindrops, decided then that I wasn't going to ride all the way back to the starting point. So we all rode down to W Bernardo Dr and then headed up to RB Rd. Again, James had gotten way out ahead of us, so on the climb I figured I would catch him and then turn around to head for home. I did, but it took me to Camino San Bernardo. I waited there and waved at the others as they passed, then headed home through the neighborhood. Didn't get rained on, but this was a harder ride than I thought it would be.
Avg speed = 15.6 mph. Total mileage = 48.3 mi
Avg power = 138 W. Weighted avg power = 171 W
Total elevation gain = 3370'
Avg heartrate = 125 bpm (Coospo)
Relative Effort = 86
Training Load = 223
Intensity = 78%
Was tired when I got home, not yet ready to eat something substantial, so I had some pretzels and peanut butter, then chips and salsa before tucking into leftover potato salad. Watched a replay of a Tour Down Under stage and then read for a bit while Ann reserved the airplane tickets for the four of us to go to Maui, she also reserved the AirBnB. In the evening we went out to dinner with Rob and Isabelle at Pho Ca Dao. Service was pretty terrible, I think the staff were overwhelmed by the number of people. Food was decent, although they had run out of tofu. Good conversation about traveling (Isabelle to France in March), Juliette (she graduates in the spring), Rob's healing (progressing nicely, not perfect but good enough). Nice time, they got a used Hyundai Ionic 5 electric car that they like. Home and reading before going to bed.
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