Old San Marcos and Hwy 154
Fun wind sculptures! You can see their location on the map below
1 hour 19 minutes , 11.2 miles, 8.6 mph avg, 1,575 ft elevation gain
Here I am again at Old San Marcos and Hwy 154
My horse buddies are back!
1 hour 42 minutes 13.2 miles 7.7 mph average 1,800 ft of climbing
Just 1.2 mile from home before walking back to fix my flat
My trusty steed with it’s rear tire deflated
Friend Kathy on Old San Marcos Road at Hwy 154.
You can see her location on the map below.
Today’s route as recorded by Komoot
7:57AM – Just about to ride by the Henley Gate into UCSB
7:58AM This morning’s turnaround point at UCSB’s Bren School of Environmental Science
8:05AM – Just leaving UCSB and stopping for the beautiful
overlook of Goleta Beach and beyond
My route this morning out to Goleta then back along the usual bike paths
to the San Marcos Preserve then home.
6:18AM — All set to start this morning’s ride
At the western edge of Goleta, 7:32
7:41 at the end of Cathedral Oaks where I see all the recent construction is completed
At the San Marcos Preserve at 9:45
Today’s route and data
Leaving my house – 7:30AM
8:35AM – Back up Old San Marcos Road to Hwy 154 for another
beautiful view back over the city
Less than seven weeks before the start of the ride so I’ve decided I need to start doing training rides on some weekdays prior to my workday.
My 28 mile route on this lovely morning.
Just a few miles into my ride on Old San Marcos Road just off Cathedral Oaks
8:32AM and at the high point of my ride, 1,400′, on the corner
of Old San Marcos and Hwy 154
Here I am on the western edge of Goleta, 17 miles into my ride