Today I got out for a second ride of the weekend with NCCC.  The group has added a 'regular' ride for Sundays and I've been participating in it the past few weeks.  This Sunday was South (down) the coast.  We headed down to Torrey Pines and climbed the seaside cliff.  I highly recommend this climb, it's difficult (more so then taking the large and easily graded coast highway) but the view is nothing short of fantastic.  If you ever head down the Southern (below Camp Pendelton) coast, this is one climb not to miss.  I actually wound up with some long riders for a the southbound portion of the ride, before they dropped me on the Northbound portion... as expected.   All told this makes the 3rd straight weekend were I've managed to get in two rides each of 40+ miles.  The net result is I've been catching up with my goal distances.  To get to 2000 miles this year I need to average about 500 miles per quarter.  I'm currently at 4384 which is just over my 500 mile goal for the quarter, and I still have a couple days of riding to work before this month ends, so I might make it close to 4450 which would be most excellent.

Aside from that my bike computer freaked for a little while today, I'm concerned the battery is going bad.  I'm going to give it a couple more rides before I panic.  I lost about 3 miles in the total mileage since I just got and am carrying a Timex data recorder.  This is a cool set of hardward and software oriented around GPS and a Heart Rate Monitor (HRM).  The combination allow you to track your speed and distance along with your heart rate.  I'm still getting familiar with the combination and will talk more as I learn more about it....