Moving Time 5:04:30
Elevation 6,158ft
Avg Speed 12.0mi/h
Max Speed 45.9mi/h
Heart Rate Avg 139bpm Max 171pm
Calories 2,275
Temperature 81
Last minute text to Mark Tidyman last night to ride this morning. Mark took me on a great ride. My first time on a couple of stretches called Goldilocks and the Three Bears that begins at Camino Pablo in Orinda and Reliez Valley Road in Pleasant Hill. Goldilocks swoops down into Bear Creek Road and directly into Papa Bear which is a long stretch of climbing. After a couple of false descents, the path finally heads down hill where I hit my maximum speed ever of 45.9mi/h, but it didn't feel that fast. After the descent it goes into, you guessed it, the Mama Bear climb, then down to Baby Bear. At the end of Bear Creek Road, we made a right into Alhambra Valley Road. This part of the ride is where we attack Pig Farm, which many feel is almost a wall, but it was sorta, kinda easy.
After getting to the top, we had an exhilarating ride down hill and eventually into Reliez Valley Road. towards Lafayette. This as mentioned was a first for me. Another long, long climb but worth it. I knew that when we started the ride that George Head and Aaron Lewis were leading a ride with a route that attacked Reliez from the opposite end. I was hoping to see them and lo and behold, I see both George and Aaron, but as Mark and I were climbing, George and Aaron were speeding downhill - I didn't even get to yell their names in time.
Mark and I stopped at Peet's in Lafayette for a strong iced coffee and a dry sandwich. Headed home the long way into Moraga to Redwood Road so that I could get 60 miles of cycling today. I'm feeling a good exhaustion.
I was able to take a photo of the beautiful rolling hills off the three bears route.
