I plan to show all of my Polar charts eventually, but first I thought some of the facts and overall figures might interest you first. Maybe not... but that's okay too..
Days in San Diego: 5 (not counting arrival day and departure day)
Hours on the bike: 18
Miles ridden: 275
Overall Vertical Ascent: 11,600
Most climbed in one day: 4722 (this was day one, 63 mile ride on the Wildcat Canyon Route in purple)
Longest day: 78 miles (rode with San Diego Bike Club A group for 55 miles, then a light 23 mile spin later on)
Best average speed: 27.3 mph (Long Beach Circuit Race, see above)
Worst Average speed: 10.5 mph (riding into San Filipe up a ten mile climb into 40 mph gusts- see video of the return trip here)
Overall Calories: 16,510
Top Speed: 51.2 mph
Flat tires: None
Cost of plane ticket: $243
Cost of bike transport: $80 (they only charged me on the return trip)
Cost of rental car: $128 ($256 total including two fill-ups, divided by two)
Cost of hotel: $210 ($420 total, divided by two- stayed at Miramar Marine Air Force Base)
Cost of Food: irrelevant, you have to eat no matter where you are (breakfast was included @ hotel)
Total cost without food: $661
Average cost per day: $132
Average cost per hour of riding: $36.72
Average cost per mile ridden: $2.40
These statistics are sure to bore you to tears, but I wanted to lay it all out for those of you who are considering a self-directed training camp in the future.. There is no need to pay $1000 (plus airfare etc) to an "organized" camp if you buy your plane tickets early enough and research your destination. San Diego is a bike racer's mecca- challenging roads, beautiful scenery, great weather in February (mid sixties every day) I highly recommend it. Maybe next year we can go as a larger group. This trip included myself and an old friend from my junior years- Derek Larson.. one who could not help but win every junior race he ever competed in, back in the late eighties. It was a good time.
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