Slept pretty well, woke up around 6:00. I got ready for a ride with Paula, headed out of the house a little before 6:30. I had arm sleeves on, and it was cold on the descents to the lake, as well as the portion over the pedestrian bridge and to VRP. I rode through the mall parking lot and then through Kit Carson Park to get to El Ku Ave. Rode up to Escondido Blvd and then to Citracado Blvd, where I stopped to check where I was supposed to meet Paula (I thought it was around here). Turns out we were supposed to meet at the top of Gamble Ln. so I rode over to Brotherton Rd, took it to Miller Ave, turned left and rode to Citracado Pkwy. Then I headed towards the freeway and, at the Felicita Rd intersection saw Paula coming from the other direction. I turned around and met her there, then we took Citracado Pkwy back to Centre City Pkwy, turning left there. I was definitely not feeling strong on this ride, still in recovery mode from the big miles the previous week. We rode through Escondido and out to Champagne Blvd. I gapped Paula a little bit on the gradual climb up to Mountain Meadow Rd, then we rode down the hill to Welk Village basically together. By this time it had warmed up, so it wasn't chilly on the descent. We stopped by the entrance to the village and took pictures by the waterfall before continuing north on 395 until we passed the turn onto Circle R Dr. That's where we turned around and rode back the same way we'd come. Paula wanted to set a PR on the Champagne Blvd climb, so I paced her up the hill, dialing my effort back to stay just in front of her. We got to the top, took a short break at the Circle K, then continued on, turning on Jesmond Dene Rd and taking this descent to Broadway. It was a little more sketchy than in the past, was more difficult for me to see what was in the shadows on the road. We rode past Broadway and waited until a car opened the gate to allow us into the gated subdivision (big houses here) by Marion Glen. Took a right on Douglaston Glen, left on Pine Valley Glen, and then out a gated exit to get to a right turn on Rincon Ave. This took us back to Broadway, where we turned left and took it back into town, having to deal with some moderate morning traffic. We got to Valley Pkwy, turned right there and rode to Centre City Pkwy. This is where we split up, both of us heading home via our own routes. My legs were tired by this time, no push left, so I took it easy on the way back, retracing my route until I got to Beethoven Dr, where I turned right, did the little climb up to Del Lago Blvd, then rode down to get across Lake Hodges via the freeway. Home, slowly, the normal way from there. It was warm by the time I got home, not hot but I was ready to be done.
Avg speed = 13.9 mph. Total mileage = 38.1 mi
Avg power = 109 W. Weighted avg power = 140 W
Total elevation gain = 2010'
Avg heartrate = 103 bpm (Coospo)
Relative Effort = 31
Training Load = 130
Intensity = 64%
Got home, had some food for breakfast (I'd only eaten a banana up to this point), and watched some TV. In the late morning/early afternoon I took a long nap, I think I was catching up on sleep from the previous week+. Felt better after the nap, a little groggy but that soon cleared. Ann had gone to Mah Jongg, so I did some chores. I cleared out the trunks and branches from the jade plant in the front yard by the house, along with a weed that had grown near it. Lots more work to do in that area to clear the space up to 5' from the house. I filled two bins, that was enough for that chore. Then I fixed the towel rack hanger, which had pulled out of the wall, in our bathroom. It's in the wall more securely, I'll try to get Ann to be more careful and not hang such heavy towels on the rack. Late in the afternoon I set up one of the cans of spray foam and went around the bathrooms to fill in gaps between pipes and the drywall. That task went okay. I also ran a bead of foam by a gap in the garage, under my work bench. That was it for chores for the day. Evening was quiet, I ended up going to sleep around 8:00.
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