Aztec Century

Garmin Stats from today's Aztec Century Route

Time for a "see what condition you're in for the 300km" ride a few days before the Corona 300. Started at the
Benet St. Chevron. Getting there was the tough thing. San Marcos was clear. Vista mostly clear and Oceanside was socked in with dense, damp fog. Good thing for the wool rando jersey. Had a long sleeve base layer on underneath with a woolie cap and long finger gloves with the orange knee high wool socks. Just right, but damp. When it's foggy like this, the crap on the road combine with the moisture to make a gritty mess on the wheels and brake pads. I was riding the SOMA with the ALEX 200 heavy wheels. Never got the Open Pros rims with MTB XTR hubs  laced up in time. Still working on that.

Fog-itis at the start. Of course Benet access to the SLR was closed again, which meant backtracking to Hwy. 76 and massive traffic noise. Along the coast it was foggy too. Stopped at Magee Park for a break and water and was feelin' good riding south. A few racers passed me. Too fast to keep up with. Stopped again at Swami's for a break, clearing up a little. Torrey Pines climb was less than great. Light fog and heavy set-up. Still made it up OK in the big ring with 3 cogs to spare.

Clearing up some as I headed inland along Friar's Road. Warm climb up to the mesa and McDonalds. Sun was clear by then and temps in the 70'sF. Yogurt and cookies at MacD's went up 50% in price since last time here. I cancelled the cookies (was 3x$1...now 3x$1.69) Guess the hike in minimum wage is really paying off.. Not for me.

Route goes up to SDSU campus on the mesa

Left just after 11:00, downhill and into a headwind as usual toward the coast. Caught up to a big racer guy,
trying to dump me along Friar's Rd. Not to happen as I sucked his wheel. He didn't like it much and backed off to chat. Good thing as I was out of gears with the 50 x 13cog. He was going to Fiesta Island for a spin around, then back home. A slight side wind up Morena Blvd and up to CSUSM where is was still sunny. The trip down Torrey was laced with fog and it stayed with me up to Oceanside to 2:00 PM. Short cut back to the finish.

I felt really good to the Mesa and turn around. Guess the headwind took it's toll on the way back as I felt like I should be taking a nap instead of slogging up the coast. Not a good sign. Also both hammies were sore. Guess the seat is too low on the SOMA?

Oh well, not a good sign for the Corona 300 in 3 days.

-randorides.