Monday, June 22, 2026

06-22-2026 Hike/Swim/Ride

Today was a day of minor firsts. I need to get ready for the upcoming backpacking trip, so I went out early in the morning for a hike around the neighborhood with my camping backpack on, initially loaded with a gallon of water and some of my gear. Hiked for about 3.5 miles and listened to a podcast while I was hiking. I got home and had a little time before I got ready for a swim at the WWC. Headed over there, and I was the only one through the gate when it opened. But people started showing up, and the pool ended up being pretty crowded. I swam for 1500 yds without stopping, averaging 19-20 strokes/length for this workout. Started to feel more tired near the end, so I have work to do to increase my swimming fitness. Here are the splits for the three 500s: 9:34, 9:47, 9:51.

Avg pace = 1:57/100 yds (Video)
Total distance = 1500 yds
Elapsed moving time = 29:12 (Video)
Avg heartrate = 149 bpm (Zepp, possible but not likely)
Relative Effort = 40 (not likely)
SWOLF = 37
Avg stroke rate = 19 bpm
Avg pull distance = 2.49 yds

Got home and had some cereal for breakfast. I also started my first day of a week's worth of skin cream treatment applications to my face. Not looking forward to how my face will feel in about a week's time, but the time window seems to be the best fit for getting it done. In the morning I got my new phone, a 2025 Moto G Power, and I started setting it up. This is going to take a while to get it configured like my old phone. Patience! I also worked on including temperature data into my cycling analysis program, since the data are made available by my Wahoo. Got most of the way done, although I still need to incorporate this functionality into the batch processing program I wrote. Later for that. I ate a light lunch and, in the early afternoon, I got ready for a bike ride. Had to connect my phone to my Wahoo and do some setting up for basic functionality. Seemed like it captured the ride data as intended. I rode down, on a warm and breezy day, by the park and over the pedestrian bridge to BVP, heading to Beethoven Dr and turning right. I took this steep climb up to Sierra Linda Dr, rode pretty slowly in my lowest gear. Then I turned left and took the descent to San Pasqual Ed and accidentally turned right. I rode for a bit before turning around and heading back to BVP, where I took a left and then a right on Mary Ln. Here was a other climb, longer but not as steep, and I rode up to the top, turning left on Summit Dr. The descents weren't quite as fun on this day because of gusty winds. Down to the 78 (aka San Pasqual Valley Rd), where I crossed and stayed on Summit Dr until it turned into Skyline Dr. Then I turned left on Idaho Ave and rode down to Citrus Ave, turning left there and the right to get back on Idaho Ave, taking me to BVP. I turned left there, rode up to Eldorado Dr, and took a right to see where it would take me. It got me to Juniper St, where I turned right and then left onto Green Ave. This street turns into Naranja St, and that got me to Vermont Ave. A right turn took me to Escondido Blvd, where I turned left and rode down to Elku Ave, taking me to Kit Carson Park. I turned right on Beethoven Dr, which turns into Del Lago Blvd, getting me to the freeway. I took the normal freeway route home from here, going slowly up the last two climbs.

Avg speed = 13.9 mph. Total mileage = 17.5 mi
Avg power = 119 W. Weighted avg power = 162 W
Total elevation gain = 1420'
Avg heartrate = 121 bpm (Coospo)
Relative Effort = 30
Training Load = 70
Intensity = 74%

As mentioned, my new phone synced with my Wahoo and captured the ride in Strava and Dropbox. I was tired from the ride and had a little nap in the afternoon. There was a small fire down by the park in the afternoon, it must have flared up after I rode by there, but the response was rapid and effective. The evening was quiet. I talked to Mom in the late afternoon, she was a little out of sorts at the start but warmed up throughout the call. Had dinner after that, then I called Ross. He was in a mood when I first talked to him, upset that my call had interrupted her dinner and caused her to stop eating. But he calmed down through the course of the call, and we talked at length about Mom's frequently bringing up the subject of moving into a care facility. I'd talked to Mom for a while in the earlier call, I still don't think she is serious enough about this option that we need to act on it now. Ross was calmer at the end of the call than at the beginning, so I call that a win as well. 

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