Woke up and got up before 5:30, made some oatmeal and reviewed how to pitch my backpacking tent. Then I got ready for the Bisikleta ride, which was going to be shorter than usual. So I left early and got some extra miles in before reaching Target. I rode down to W Bernardo Dr and then started up. Got to the light at RB Rd and realized I hadn't started my Wahoo yet, so I missed out on capturing about 1.5 miles of riding. I climbed up past the site and turned right on Via del Campo to get back over to RB Rd. Left turn there and a right on Alva Rd, taking the extended route through the 4S Ranch neighborhood, including riding up to the top of Ralphs Ranch Rd, Camino San Thomas, and Four Gee Rd. I had time, so I rode on PdS through the Del Sur neighborhood, heading down toward CdS. On the way down, I saw a rider coming the other way, she looked familiar, so I turned around and caught up with Paula, who was riding up from the coast to meet us at the start. Crazy coincidence. She had sent me a WhatsApp message saying what she was doing, but I didn't read it. We rode back up PdS to Kristen Glen, turning right there and taking it all the way to its end before turning around and climbing back to PdS. We kept going straight, turning right on Concord Ridge Ter, left on Bedford Hill, and left on Via Montenero, taking it to the end before turning and using a short gravel path to get to Casey Glen. Back toward the 4S Target to meet up with the others, Andy was already there. The others started showing up, including Gideon, whom Perse picked up to make sure he rode with us (☺). At the start of this ride, we had the following riders: Gideon, Perse, Arnold, Fritz, Andy, Paula, Charlie, Cam, and Ray. The general tone of the ride was casual, not too much pushing the pace. We rode down to San Dieguito Rd, turned right there and took it down the hill, staying on it and forming up a decent pace line on the flats over to ECR. We took that to VdlV, turned left, and rode down to the coast. After the start, I spent a lot of my time at or near the back, making sure everybody was hanging together. Once we got to the coast we headed north. Paula split off from us around Lomas Santa Fe to wait for the Swami's group coming from the south. We continued up the coast through Cardiff and stopped for a break at Swami's Beach. Original intent was to turn around here, but Ray convinced us to ride into Encinitas and get donuts and coffee at Broad Street Donuts. Gideon had a slow leak, so I used my pump to put air in it before we rode up there. Was a nice break at the donut shop, they have good donuts (albeit expensive) and coffee. As we were getting ready to leave Gideon saw that he needed to put more air in his tire. It turned into a lengthy ordeal, since there was some kind of issue with the tube valve, then Fritz found that the latex sealant wasn't sealing the hole, which was evident. So Fritz plugged the hole, then we pumped it back up and were ready to roll. Charlie was impatient with all this stuff going on, and I could sympathize with him. We headed back south on PCH, originally intending to ride through Del Mar to the 56 bike path. But Gideon wanted to shorten the ride and go up Three Witches, so that's what we did. Andy was starting to slow down, so I hung back with him and rode to VdlV, where the others were waiting. Charlie had decided to follow the original route, while the rest of us retraced our route back to the Target from there. Tried a pace line on the way back, and it was working okay until a couple of riders dropped off the back. I waited for them at the base of the Three Witches climb, then Andy and I rode up this segment very slowly. He was feeling the effects of having pushed himself on the pace line sections. We got up to the top, and the others were waiting on CdS. We rode generally together for a while until it started climbing again, at which point the others rode ahead while Andy, Arnold, and I rode at the back. Arnold was on his gravel bike, as was Andy, so they were both working much harder than the rest of us. We got back to the start just fine, not super fast but okay. Gideon invited us to his place for a late breakfast, so I rode over there the old normal way. Most of the riders joined the little party, and it was enjoyable. I rode home through the neighborhood after that, feeling fine at 50 miles without pushing myself really at all throughout the ride.
Avg speed = 15.5 mph. Total mileage = 49.0 mi
Avg power = 114 W. Weighted avg power = 145 W
Total elevation gain = 2070'
Avg heartrate = 115 bpm (Coospo)
Relative Effort = 52
Training Load = 156
Intensity = 66%
Got home, had a little to eat (I had also eaten a little bit at Gideon's place), and watched the highlights of this day's TdF stage. Was glad to have completed a ride without getting a flat. Then I packed most of my stuff into my backpack, all except the food, which will go in tomorrow morning before we leave. Had to swap out jackets in my clothes pack to accommodate the forecast for rain on Monday. I think I have everything thing loaded up that was on my list. In the evening after dinner, I installed the new engine cover and hood liner that finally arrived. Was a little difficult getting the fasteners out of the hood, but the rest was fairly straightforward. Watched some TV with Ann after that and turned in early.
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