Cycling (Road) 5:55:39 [3] 88.84 mi (15.0 mph) +7434ft
Kit Carson Park(Escondido) to Ramona to Santa Ysabel to Palomar(east grade) to Cole Grade and back to Kit Carson Park.
With James, Trevor, Tom, TJ, Slater, and Art.
Started out w/knee and arm warmers and was shivering and fingers NUMB!
Slater got it warmed up though and was feeling OK an hour into the ride, and was starting to feel better until the last 5mins before we stopped at dudleys, legs just felt not so good but I felt great otherwise.
2-3hrs on way to Palomar and legs not feeling strong, getting worried. Got mental on Palomar and totally sucked it up, thought we were only halfway through the climbing and just not into it at all, feeling uncomfortable on the saddle. Stupid me should have sucked in the awesome views a little more. Made everyone wait a good while im sure till I got to the top. Took in a coke at the top perked up a bit for the descent. Took the descent real mellow as ive never climbed or descended it before. Found out just one more real climb (Cole) then pretty easy 10-12 miles to park, almost got attacked by a rattlesnake on the shoulder on the beginning of cole, then spun up in granny gear and cruised back to the park.
Overall I felt good too after the ride and legs worked but thats it. Great times with some fast guys I probably really made wait a couple times, sorry, but know this ride was good for me, glad I sacked up and came down for it.