So I made it out to SoCal last weekend to catch up with a few peeps I hadn't seen in awhile. For once I went without the helmet cam, so no pics to post until my buddies send me something. It was a tough ride but I started out drafting heavily and ate right so I finished relatively strong (had no chance against the former Berkeley Cycling Team member though!). I was just glad to still hang with the old group; you always wonder if you ride/train as hard when riding by yourself as compared to having a riding partner.
The ride was scenic, it was nice to explore some roads I hadn't been on when I lived out there. We took off from Valencia and rode through Green Valley up San Francisquito (or something like that) until we were ready to pass out and then luckily the road turned downhill looping back toward Castaic Lake. The convenience store stop just before the top of the hill was great as there was a bake sale going on and that was the best $1 cupcake for charity I've ever had!!! There were a couple more short steep hills and one long grind uphill but we had green hills and distant lakes as background to enjoy so it was just a good way to spend the day overall. 65 miles was the total, with about 4,200 vertical feet gained throughout the day, I posted about 4,100 calories burned (Good thing, because I had a Klondike bar AND an ice cream sandwich for dinner!).
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