Last road ride before mexico. Was going out to just spin easy but Matt was out to ride. I didn't feel that good to start, I'm really starting to get the feeling for my warming up. It really takes me about 15 mins or so to get in the groove, today it was turning onto Via de La Via. I stepped it up there and took a good pull up that small climb, felt good up to the PCH and up del mar. Dropped off at bit in the decent but made a go at catching matt on the last short uphill I got within 50 yrds but couldn't bridge the gap. Good ride! Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 57 ft Location: La Jol, CA Elev. Gain: +0 ft Date: 09/25/07 Up/Downhill: [+721/-721] Time: 05:45 PM Difficulty: 3.3 / 5.0   Weather: Fair   72F temp; 61% humidity   72F heat index; winds NW 5 Performance Distance: 14.30 miles Time: 0:49:29 Speed: 17.3 mph Pace: 3' 28 /mi Heart Rate: 151 bpm (Avg) Calories: 766 186 bpm (Peak) Map   Elevation (ft.)

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Mexico updates

Well I keep talking about this ride from Rosarito to Ensenada Mexico.

@ 10am saturday we leave from Rosarito and follow the Baja Coastal Hiway (think PCH just in mexico) Its pretty flat for the first 25 miles, then the coarse turns inland and we climb "El Tigre". The climb is 2 miles long and a 7.5% grade it leads to a mesa that then goes up to 1,000 feet and is full of rolling hills (steep rollers that can really get to you)

Then there is a huge long decent a quick flat before you hit the Coastal hiway again and its a slight decent all to the way to Ensenada!

My goal this time is to try and get to 2:50 minutes thats an avg of 17.5Mph.

here is the route.



so that is the deal.

Light riding week this week to save up my energy.


Then its lots of MTB'ing to get ready for the 12hrs of Temecula.

So last long ride before Rosarito. Damn this one hurt! we road from sorrento valley to lake hodges and back. no HUGE climbs per say but damn there were alot of rolling hills. I wasn't out to push myself but we did. Joe and I road well but the Road handed my butt to me! Still having a few involuntary calf spazums..... Monday off tuesday light road ride Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 223 ft Location: La Jol, CA Elev. Gain: -3 ft Date: 09/23/07 Up/Downhill: [+2559/-2562] Time: 03:54 PM Difficulty: 4.4 / 5.0   Weather: A Few Clouds   66F temp; 62% humidity   66F heat index; winds W 12 Performance Distance: 40.40 miles Time: 2:44:53 Speed: 14.7 mph Pace: 4' 05 /mi Heart Rate: 155 bpm (Avg) Calories: 1857 192 bpm (Peak) Map   Elevation (ft.)   Speed (mph)

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Redbull Air race

No ride today just hung on the sail boat with the guys.



Last long road ride before mexico tommorow, updates then

Hit up Mission trails with Joe, Garey, and Joel! Felt good at the start, hit the the second climb and was doing good got 75% up it till I tried a new line and cut back over some rocks lost my balance and fell on my left arm as I couldn't get my damn pedals out! Felt good on the decent but its mad sketchy! we need rain bad! On S-turns I was doing good till that one spot at the top that always gets me! lost my balance stayed upright but didn't clear it again :( felt good on the last climb so that is good. Rain storm coming in thur-sat so prob off till sunday. Activity Route: 52 Short Loop Elev. Avg: 686 ft Location: La Mesa, CA Elev. Gain: +0 ft Date: 09/19/07 Up/Downhill: [+1007/-1007] Time: 05:15 PM Difficulty: 3.3 / 5.0   Weather: Mostly Cloudy   64F temp; 62% humidity   64F heat index; winds S 10 Performance Distance: 5.54 miles Time: 0:56:34 Speed: 5.9 mph Pace: 10' 10 /mi Heart Rate: 156 bpm (Avg) Calories: 263 190 bpm (Peak) Map Mission Trails, California   Elevation (ft.)

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After work ride today. Garey set down a pretty hard pace. Killed me at the start but I stayed on. On the hill to Delmar I let Matt and Garey drop me a bit. Then I kept my pace up, I caught then on the turn back onto the PCH then I picked up the pace! Kept growing a gap all the way to The climb at torrey pines. At the base of the climb I sat up a couple times to see if I could find them. But I couldn't see then....but they were there. with 25% of the hill togo I saw Garey starting to reel me in :( with 10% togo he had caught me I dropped it down a gear and picked up my pace but he matched me..... it was inevitable then with about 150 yards left garey passed me and shifted down a gear I tried to hold his pace (which at that point was 13 mph) bit U couldn't hang :( I dropped back down to 10-11mph and Garey beat me to the top :( It was a valiant effort but I just couldn't take it to Garey he's just to good! Koodos to Garey for PWN'ing me. I tried to keep the pace up on the flat on the way to the decent. Matt caught me on the decent down the 5, and on the approach to the parking lot I said to Matt "one more good push?" We took off again, held about 22mph Matt jumped out. I held his wheel and at Symbolic I shifted down and passed Matt. I pushed hard but held him off to the lot :) I was spent! Matt's legs were shaking like crazy! (he hadn't ridden in awhile) Glad I could hang tuff, feeling good for mexico in 2 weeks Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 151 ft Location: Del Mar, CA Elev. Gain: -20 ft Date: 09/18/07 Up/Downhill: [+1348/-1368] Time: 05:30 PM Difficulty: 4.1 / 5.0   Weather: Fair   67F temp; 65% humidity   67F heat index; winds W 8 Performance Distance: 19.56 miles Time: 1:14:28 Speed: 15.8 mph Pace: 3' 48 /mi Heart Rate: 163 bpm (Avg) Calories: 866 192 bpm (Peak) Map   Elevation (ft.)   Speed (mph)

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Good ride with garey this am. trying to get in good miles before the Rosarito ride in 2 weeks. felt good on the climbs and finished strong on torrey pines (actually pasted a few weekend warriors) got a few cramps in my calves at the end...much like when I tried to push myself at the end of the last Rosarito ride. Good training ride, now off till Tuesday Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 144 ft Location: La Jol, CA Elev. Gain: -3 ft Date: 09/15/07 Up/Downhill: [+2529/-2532] Time: 09:27 AM Difficulty: 5.0 / 5.0   Weather: Fair   77F temp; 51% humidity   78F heat index; winds SW 8 Performance Distance: 39.67 miles Time: 2:35:11 Speed: 15.3 mph Pace: 3' 55 /mi Heart Rate: 166 bpm (Avg) Calories: 1828 190 bpm (Peak) Map   Elevation (ft.)   Speed (mph)   Splits Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Elevation Gain actual +/- avg actual +/- avg 1 7' 13 +3' 17 8.3 -7.0 -13 ft 2 3' 58 +0' 02 15.1 -0.2 +7 ft 3 3' 58 +0' 02 15.1 -0.2 +50 ft 4 3' 55 -0' 00 15.3 -0.0 +27 ft 5 4' 25 +0' 29 13.6 -1.7 +88 ft 6 3' 39 -0' 16 16.4 +1.1 +89 ft 7 3' 28 -0' 27 17.2 +1.9 -32 ft 8 3' 27 -0' 28 17.4 +2.1 +138 ft 9 4' 27 +0' 31 13.5 -1.8 +30 ft 10 3' 56 +0' 00 15.2 -0.1 +13 ft 11 2' 44 -1' 11 21.9 +6.6 -85 ft 12 3' 45 -0' 10 16.0 +0.7 +53 ft 13 2' 39 -1' 16 22.6 +7.3 -164 ft 14 2' 06 -1' 49 28.5 +13.2 -168 ft 15 3' 54 -0' 01 15.4 +0.1 -23 ft 16 3' 15 -0' 40 18.4 +3.1 +3 ft 17 2' 57 -0' 58 20.3 +5.0 -19 ft 18 3' 04 -0' 51 19.5 +4.2 -4 ft 19 3' 53 -0' 02 15.4 +0.1 +65 ft 20 5' 00 +1' 04 12.0 -3.3 +112 ft 21 2' 06 -1' 49 28.4 +13.1 -183 ft 22 3' 53 -0' 02 15.4 +0.1 +39 ft 23 3' 42 -0' 13 16.1 +0.8 -23 ft 24 3' 49 -0' 06 15.7 +0.4 +56 ft 25 3' 28 -0' 27 17.2 +1.9 -55 ft 26 3' 41 -0' 14 16.3 +1.0 -13 ft 27 4' 04 +0' 08 14.7 -0.6 +26 ft 28 7' 27 +3' 31 8.0 -7.3 -26 ft 29 3' 22 -0' 33 17.8 +2.5 +49 ft 30 ** ** ** ** ** ft 31 2' 41 -1' 14 22.3 +7.0 -52 ft 32 5' 04 +1' 08 11.8 -3.5 +121 ft 33 3' 40 -0' 15 16.3 +1.0 -102 ft 34 3' 02 -0' 53 19.8 +4.5 -4 ft 35 6' 12 +2' 16 9.7 -5.6 +308 ft 36 4' 35 +0' 39 13.1 -2.2 +79 ft 37 3' 11 -0' 44 18.8 +3.5 -132 ft 38 2' 17 -1' 38 26.1 +10.8 -115 ft 39 3' 53 -0' 02 15.4 +0.1 -134 ft end 5' 37 +1' 41 10.7 -4.6 -6 ft Versus average of 15.3 mph ** Insufficient data to calculate this split

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