The ride today was a 40 mile inland loop. As Coach Trent is focusing on brick workouts, we also had a 6+ mile run to do after the ride. The key is to train the body to do a long run after a long bike.
The course started at the east end of Los Pensaquitos Canyon, and we rode inland to Pomerado, then north to Rancho Bernardo. Then a cruise through Fairbanks Ranch, and back to Los Pensaquitos by taking the 56 bike path. A fun route with some rolling hills.
It was drizzling at the meet-up point. We debated if it was going to burn off or get worse, but Trent decided that we will go ahead with the ride. The roads were somewhat slick with a light misting so we had to be extra careful and avoid the paint whenever possible. At the second stop light, I ended up with a slow-motion-can’t-unclip-fast-enough fall because my chain came off the sprocket. Not a great way to start the ride, but it was the first time that I had fall this season. Once I got my chain back on and checked over everything, I was back on the ride.
Once we were a little bit in-land, things dried out a bit. It would have been nice but we managed to get stuck at nearly every stoplight on Pomerado. Once we crossed back over to the west side of IH-15, we into the drizzle again which stuck with us for the rest of the ride.
After the ride, we hit the trails for a run. Goal was 60 minutes or more. Since it was drizzling, it was cool and made for a nice, but somewhat muddy run.
In all, just over 41 miles with 2500′ of climbing on the bike in 3 hr 9 min and 6.2 miles on the run in 1 hr 10 min.
Bike: Elevation versus Heart Rate
Run: Elevation versus Heart Rate
