With the news that they might be closing the tunnels.... We decided a tunnels ride was in order, I mean we just really started exploring this area and it has GREAT riding! So from del mar mesa we left and dropped down Cobles, up the power lines put in a good effort and to the tunnels we went. I still get lost in here but we are starting to find our way. Down rocking horse I'm starting to really enjoy t he tech jumps. then up the other side and then a loop up top. I was really on with my bike handling skills today.... I felt like I was really tossing the bike around nicely. Back down rocking horse and then as we tried to find the water crossing we got a bit lost and found a new climb out which would make a sick decent! so I marked it on the GPS to do next thursday. We kept the speeds up and finished with a little riding up top. Great ride looking forward to more exploring next week! Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 344 ft Location: Rancho Santa Fe, CA Elev. Gain: +217 ft Date: 07/17/08 Up/Downhill: [+1033/-816] Time: 05:22 PM Difficulty: 3.5 / 5.0   Weather: Fair   73 F temp; 63% humidity   73 F heat index; winds SW 8 Performance Distance: 10.61 miles Time: 1:20:52 Speed: 7.9 mph Pace: 7' 36 /mi Heart Rate: 154 bpm (Avg) Calories: 458 183 bpm (Peak) Map   Elevation (ft)   Speed (mph)

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Getto fix = no MTB ride

Been crazy busy as of late and the Getto duct tape job on the upper
radiator hose on the mkii had seen better days.

So with coolant leaking everywhere I skipped todays mtb ride and
limped home from work and put a proper replacement hose in.

She'll live to fight another day!

Was Not on the ball for the ride home :( I felt good to start but then I met up with joe and matt and I got a flat.... the new tube blew out! then I got a 2nd tube in there and off we were. Matt was going off! He was on the TT rig and hammering! I got dropped a few times.... esp on the descents as I was getting sketchy trying to hold wheels for some reason. We did work really well together on the flat to the polo fields. But I got dropped my matt again on the climb into Rancho Santa Fe. We made our way back to the coast and I was getting really really hungery! We stopped and I grabbed a Gatorade and a cliff bar and downed both in 10 sec.... yea that was too fast... but it was a nice ride back down the coast at the sunset. Not my best work but its miles.... Activity Route: post work rancho ride Elev. Avg: 161 ft Location: Poway, CA Elev. Gain: -475 ft Date: 07/15/08 Up/Downhill: [+1811/-2286] Time: 05:30 PM Difficulty: 4.2 / 5.0   Weather: A Few Clouds   71 F temp; 68% humidity   71 F heat index; winds W 7 Performance Distance: 34.06 miles Time: 2:26:25 Speed: 14.0 mph Pace: 4' 17 /mi Heart Rate: 152 bpm (Avg) Calories: 1851 189 bpm (Peak) Map Poway, California   Elevation (ft)

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Flats suck

WTF 30 mins into the ride I flat! Oh boy got another 2hrs to ride..... onward!

Posts from the Iphone

Testing out a new feature here of posting pics from my iPhone.

Here is joe last week after sycamore when some Ahole busted out his
window.....

New HR Monitor is in :) Thanks Steep and Cheap! Psuedo Commute today as I'm riding after work with Joe/Matt. Was feeling ok this am and was thinking I might be able to put good effort in. To Carmel Creek Rd. was feeling good. I started putting in serious effort on the climb to Carmel Mnt Road and then up to Carmel Del Sur I was at 75% or so. I was saving a bit for the Black Mnt road climb and I hammered it! 90-95% did it cleanly in middle ring 3rd cog :) Def my fastest accent yet for sure. Bumped into a co-worker at the top and took it easy and chatted the rest of the way to work. Good stuff! Activity Route: to work via 56 Elev. Avg: 216 ft Location: La Jol, CA Elev. Gain: +486 ft Date: 07/15/08 Up/Downhill: [+1302/-816] Time: 07:00 AM Difficulty: 3.8 / 5.0   Weather: Fair   67 F temp; 84% humidity   67 F heat index; winds Calm Performance Distance: 12.79 miles Time: 0:52:29 Speed: 14.6 mph Pace: 4' 07 /mi Heart Rate: 152 bpm (Avg) Calories: 516 186 bpm (Peak) Map La Jol, California   Elevation (ft)

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Back to the BIG RIDE! wow this is def a stretch for a day trip but its soooo worth it! We got Joe to drive as the 4 mile decent down the dirt road would be much easier! There was rumblings of thunder in the distance but we had great weather! Up the initial climb to the river crossing and up a bit more I was feeling good. The HR monitor was busted so no good effort stats. Then down the small decent and onto the main climb, moving well we crossed the road and then really started to gain elevation and getting into exposure! At one point I put the hammer down and ran it out at 80-90% for a good 10-15mins. Was feeling good, we made our way up then we ripped the lill decent to the camp ground. Downed a PB&Bananna and a cliff bar and back off to do that initial climb before the big decent. My body hates be on this section but once we got to the DH I hit it! And Joe on his new Rig was loving life! We ripped it up for a bit thru the exposure and sick views. Then we got to the river crossing and it was back up a bit..... I was feeling much better this time and the climb didn't hurt that much, then that final decent to the car SOOOO fast! and fun:) I found a way to add a few miles to this ride think next time we do this it will be part of a weekend trip but that won't be for a while as I'm not sure we'll have the time before winter.... But we'll get back there some time! Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 5656 ft Location: Angelus Oaks, CA Elev. Gain: -65 ft Date: 07/13/08 Up/Downhill: [+3763/-3828] Time: 11:04 AM Difficulty: 5.0 / 5.0 Performance Distance: 22.28 miles Time: 5:28:19 Speed: 4.1 mph Pace: 14' 38 /mi Calories: 1368 Map   Elevation (ft)   Speed (mph)

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