OK 2nd ride in 14hrs felt good. Met up with Archie who needed an ass kicking after spending a few weeks showing some newbs the ropes :) Some had to do it man :) We headed out from the lower Sorrento lot then up past the water fall and all was good. We then headed up power lines I had a rabbit in front he looked quick so I tried to drop him on the first big up where I dropped matt on Tuesday hoping for no repeat of tuesday where matt caught me I hammered and beat the guy soundly and he wasn't going that slow. I turned back a min to pick up archie again and we headed to the tunnels. Down Rocking horse I was feeling pretty smooth esp for the loose conditions. We headed over the water crossing and back up to the mesa. Then it was back down Rocking horse and man I always feel faster the second time around. We ripped that section and up the tunnel climb all middle ring and back across the mesa to go down Cobles. Ripped cobles and back down the waterfall to wagon wheel. Archie pulled out at the lot and me being a glutten for punishment I went up the goat climb! I smashed it! only got squirely on the 3rd section which is def the hardest! up to the top and them powered down Lopez. Great ride! hitting up mission trails for more climbing and punishment this afternoon! Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 258 ft Location: La Jol, CA Elev. Gain: +0 ft Date: 09/28/08 Up/Downhill: [+1532/-1532] Time: 09:24 AM Difficulty: 4.1 / 5.0   Weather: Fair   74 F temp; 63% humidity   74 F heat index; winds NW 3 Performance Distance: 18.00 miles Time: 2:09:26 Speed: 8.3 mph Pace: 7' 14 /mi Heart Rate: 150 bpm (Avg) Calories: 870 185 bpm (Peak) Map   Elevation (ft)   Speed (mph)

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So I bagged out the am ride as I was soooooo tired and my bike was a mess as I haven't touched it since Kernville! So I worked on the bike totally removed the derailuers and cleaning it up. I also need new brakes and need to install my new Maxxis tires for Moab... But off to Mission Trails I was and I was looking to beat myself up... I started off going up the visitor center climb and I didn't stop there I went all the way to the top of the Mesa no dabs! (that us 1 mile @ 15% avg grade!) Then down to the 52 and back up the side of North Fortuna and I cleared the top section!!!! That is the first time I've done that in clipless pedals! Drivers on the 52 prob heard me yell in pain/excitement. Down E-ticket and thru the canyon up S turns where I dabbed once I was so mad as it would have been so sick to clear it at the pace I was going but it was a quick dab and prob didn't really slow me down. Down the fire road (hence the ~30moh mark on the speed chart) and back to the car hammering all the way. Finished and was hurting that was the hardest 8 mile ride I've every done! Def at race pace I didn't let up or stop once! Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 528 ft Location: La Mesa, CA Elev. Gain: +0 ft Date: 09/27/08 Up/Downhill: [+1496/-1496] Time: 04:36 PM Difficulty: 3.8 / 5.0   Weather: Fair   74 F temp; 63% humidity   74 F heat index; winds Vrbl 6 Performance Distance: 7.78 miles Time: 1:04:31 Speed: 7.2 mph Pace: 8' 20 /mi Heart Rate: 171 bpm (Avg) Calories: 397 192 bpm (Peak) Map   Elevation (ft)   Speed (mph)

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Just a fun ride thru the UCSD trails. Never been but this was a chance to get a guided tour at the SDMBA event Pedals and Pints. Quick road ride over to the trails and then it was a twisty, windy, rip thru a ton of fun single track. No big climbs no real pushing just chill :) and I won a Sram chain in the prize give away :) Bonus! Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 348 ft Location: La Jol, CA Elev. Gain: +3 ft Date: 09/26/08 Up/Downhill: [+872/-869] Time: 05:36 PM Difficulty: 3.2 / 5.0   Weather: Fair   73 F temp; 63% humidity   73 F heat index; winds N 3 Performance Distance: 9.20 miles Time: 1:29:03 Speed: 6.2 mph Pace: 9' 41 /mi Heart Rate: 141 bpm (Avg) Calories: 481 179 bpm (Peak) Map   Elevation (ft)   Speed (mph)

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Not my best of rides not my worst.... It was a HOT one today... Heading out the legs had very little spring after 4 days straight but they falt good and the lungs were there also. I was hoping for a good ride. I turn onto the trail and didn't get quite the reaction out of myself as I had hopped. I started off alill slow but was picking it up as I climbed. I dubbed for the first time in I don't know how man rides on the 1st steep :( conditions are pretty loose and my rear tire is toast but still... That kicked me back a few sec but I thought I could make it up. So I hammered the top section and did a 16:16 to the top (175 AVG HR) so that isn't bad and my decent was good aslo 9:46 (158) both with 2nd bests to last week. Lots more riding to do I'm sure I'll be pretty beat up come Monday/Tuesday.... Activity Route: Lunch MTB Elev. Avg: 749 ft Location: Poway, CA Elev. Gain: +4 ft Date: 09/25/08 Up/Downhill: [+1381/-1377] Time: 12:00 PM Difficulty: 3.9 / 5.0   Weather: Fair   85 F temp; 40% humidity   85 F heat index; winds W 9 Performance Distance: 8.99 miles Time: 0:45:55 Speed: 11.8 mph Pace: 5' 05 /mi Heart Rate: 160 bpm (Avg) Calories: 644 187 bpm (Peak) Map Poway, California   Elevation (ft)

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So after a late start getting out of work me and Jeff did a 90% night ride.... Def wanted to get in more night riding but this one was one of the creepiest on record :) We started out heading thru Mission Gorge to the grass lands and up spring, once in the thick of it the damn coyotes were howling like mad... not just one or two chatting they were all about as we rode down the trail seemed like they were warning each other about something (I was hoping about us not a mnt lion or anything) At first I just yelled back and told them to shut it :) but after the 5 or 6th one I got a bit nervous :) (I'm such a wuss and it gets worse) We were riding at a fun pace and headed up the rusty barrel trail we got up that (I dabbed a couple times man it is hard to pick good lines at night) Then the fire road to the very top is all washed out so I walked most of that also. Up top we had a HUGE deer cross in front of us, yea glad we weren't on a decent going 25mph+ as that would have been a knock out blow.... Jeff rocked it out down that first section of Oak (which I could barely walk down as usual man I HATE uber loose steep stuff) I congrad him and we start to head off down oak when I freak like a little girl and stop as I see the Biggest rattler I have EVER seen in person..... I could only see the back half of him on the trail but he was thicker around than my ARM! (turns out as we watched him head off into the brush he just ate so I saw the FAT part and freaked out. he was still a 4 footer and 3" around I was happy to get out of there :) I rode slow the rest of the way down Oak scanning the edge of the trail for more wild life. Rats, wierd ground birds, and general stuff was everywhere..... Which is a bad idea when night riding as it hard enough to see the trail never mind watching the side... hence I was slow.... Up the switch backs I did.... ok I dabbed 3 times (thos lefts are always hard) but the night made it very hard to get the lines right. I was ok with the way I did as I was gaining back that make what line you have work night ride thing to over come again. Down rusty barrerl I was a bit slow (compared to day) but having fun and relaxed. We then headed up the last single track section and back to the car. Another Ride in the books and a sketch one for the ages.... Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 571 ft Location: La Mesa, CA Elev. Gain: -3 ft Date: 09/24/08 Up/Downhill: [+1381/-1384] Time: 06:55 PM Difficulty: 4.1 / 5.0   Weather: Fair   73 F temp; 63% humidity   73 F heat index; winds W 8 Performance Distance: 14.22 miles Time: 1:46:09 Speed: 8.0 mph Pace: 7' 30 /mi Calories: 711 Map   Elevation (ft)   Speed (mph)

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First MTB ride in over 4 days.... PQC transition/night ride we headed down Cobles (and almost killed 3 hikers I need a bear bell) and once we got to the whoops we saw Matt and Tara so I talked them into climbing up powerlines. Where the second push is I dropped Matt and went out hard and spiked at 190! I was fading a bit and I knew he was going to gain on me at the end. I hear "go matt!" from jeff below and there matt was about to pass me! I shifted down but didn't quite have the time to accelerate to fend him off :( He got me by about 1/2 a bike but I kept pushing up the next section as him and Tara went back to cobles as they didn't have lights. Me and Jeff then went down rocking horse I wasn't feeling super fast. but ok and then we hit the end and headed back thru the water crossings. Coming out of the water crossings I stayed in middle ring like last week but it hurt alot more this week! the lungs weren't feeling that good :( we cruised back to rocking horse and now we hit it in the dark! I felt Pretty good in the dark! We caught a group in front of us and gave them a break then caught them again. this time we climbed out the tunnel and middle ring was the way again felt ok again not as good as last week. We did a quick loop up top and then hit the fire road back to the car. We saw lights starting to catch us on the fire break so Jeff told me to put the Hammer down and I pushed it back to the car and dropped that group :) more tonight and I'm pretty much riding the next 8-9 days straight! Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 336 ft Location: Rancho Santa Fe, CA Elev. Gain: +0 ft Date: 09/23/08 Up/Downhill: [+866/-866] Time: 05:58 PM Difficulty: 3.3 / 5.0   Weather: Fair   72 F temp; 61% humidity   72 F heat index; winds NW 6 Performance Distance: 10.51 miles Time: 1:32:43 Speed: 6.8 mph Pace: 8' 49 /mi Calories: 503 Map   Elevation (ft)   Speed (mph)

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Post work ride home I wanted to try and move a bit faster, so I hit the first climb pretty hard and kept it going up to mira mesa. Then it was big ring down to caroll cyn and a good push up to Miramar rd. I was feeling ok, so I pushed big ring all the way thru Miramar and over the 52 to clairemont mesa blvd! I hit a couple lights including one where I was gonna gun it thur and saw a cop last minute and didn't want a ticket so I came to a skidding halt! It was dark at that point which was making it harder to ride super hard as light was tuff..... But a good ride at 1:04! Activity Route: Claremont to work Elev. Avg: 433 ft Location: Mission Beach, CA Elev. Gain: +252 ft Date: 09/22/08 Up/Downhill: [+1246/-994] Time: 06:00 PM Difficulty: 3.9 / 5.0   Weather: A Few Clouds   67 F temp; 70% humidity   67 F heat index; winds W 6 Performance Distance: 17.84 miles Time: 1:04:14 Speed: 16.7 mph Pace: 3' 36 /mi Heart Rate: 162 bpm (Avg) Calories: 850 187 bpm (Peak) Map Mission Beach, California   Elevation (ft)

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