Bike Path X Two Populaire

2008-2010 NCCC Club Jersey

No time to squeeze in the regular longish Permanent today, so I'll leave real early and get back quick on this one! Felt a little sluggish on the ride over. Arm warmers and a sleeveless underlayer. Wore the NCCC yellow and white club jersey. Some day I'll pay the yearly club fees!

Started the ride at 4:08 from the San Marcos 7-Eleven as usual. Surprised it was so foggy. Equipped with one Planet Bike rear blinkie, plenty good enough. Planet Bike 2W headlight. Not that great in the fog. Got to a limited visibility start on Centre City Pkwy. You know, finger wipe the glasses, everything is damp type fog. The minute I cleared Deer Springs Road... bingo, clear! Go figure! Nice and warm too. Start temp was 61 and now it was 66F rolling along Camino Del Rey in the dark. No traffic and I was starting to feel it. I was riding the carbon stealth Fuji and was in the twenties along here. Stopped at the AM/PM for a ice reload and receipt.

Been stopping by this 7-Eleven in Carlsbad lately.

Picked up the pace on Hwy. 76 over to the bike path. Locked in a solid 20 along the SLR. Must have been a tailwind or something. Rode through Oceanside and finally stopped at the 7-Eleven in Carlsbad. Got 2 bananas for $1 there. No bikers out along the coast at 0600. No one to hook up with either. Finally found some racers guys to pull me along to Del Mar, where I cut off and hit the SR-56 Bike Path. Felt good there and rolled into the Camino Del Sur Circle K for a blow. Got some ice and added some freebee Powerade to one bottle. Blue stuff. Sat outside for 10 minutes, looking at all the cars go by.

MTB'ers on Lusardi Loop Trail

Nice riding up Camino Del Sur today. No bike going my way, but did see 2 MTB'er on the Lusardi Loop trail! Wish I was there instead. Looked like they were having
fun. More traffic in Rancho Bernardo. Took the back way through and up to the bridge over Lake Hodges. For some fun, took Citracado under I-15, where it becomes Gamble Lane. Did that loop on Saturday. Felt much better today. Grade is around 17% for Citracado and maybe 16% for Gamble Lane. Took the Inland Rail Trail back to San Marcos and finished up at the 7-Eleven. Got 2 more bananas and headed for home. Restocking the fruit bin!

Started off sluggish and rode high tempo the rest of the day. Should have busted 5 hours. We'll get er next time!

Foggy near start, clear later on
Hi:  86  Lo: 61
81 miles

-randorides