Cycling from Palo Alto to Filoli Gardens on My X-Lab RS7

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On Sunday, November 8, I rode from Palo Alto to Filoli Gardens and back with a friend on my new X-Lab RS7 road bike. We took a slightly different route this time, with more traffic and stoplights, some enjoyable hills, and a welcome break at Filoli.

Formal gardens and reflecting pool at Filoli, photographed during a previous visit in March 2019
Filoli’s formal gardens, photographed on March 17, 2019. I did not take photos on today’s ride.

A different route to Filoli

I started recording at about 10:25 a.m. The ride was busier than my previous trips, with a lot more cars and stoplights along the way. There were some nice hills, though, and the road finally cleared up as we reached Filoli Gardens.

My friend and I stopped at Filoli for a break. I had brought a LÄRABAR Cashew Cookie bar, which tasted excellent and really satisfied my hunger.

Cappuccino in Palo Alto

After returning to Palo Alto, we stopped for cappuccino at ZombieRunner Coffee on California Avenue. It wasn’t bad, but it was nothing special.

This felt like a slightly longer outing than usual. The recording totals 35.74 miles with 1,804 feet of climbing. The quieter approach to Filoli and our snack break were welcome rewards after the traffic and stoplights.

Garden pavilion and reflecting pool at Filoli, photographed on March 17, 2019
Another view of Filoli from March 17, 2019—not a photograph from today’s ride.

Ride statistics

Cycling · November 8, 2026

35.74 miDistance
1,804 ftElevation gain
3:02:40Moving time
109 WAvg power
11.7 mphAverage speed
1,058 kcalCalories
My recorded route on November 8, 2026. Open the full route map.
Elevation-5–183 m
183-5 0:001:54:223:48:44
Elevation gain 1,804 ft / 550 mMax elevation 602 ft / 183 m
Speed0–42 km/h
420 0:001:54:223:48:44
Avg speed 11.7 mph / 18.9 km/hMax speed 28.7 mph / 46.1 km/h
Heart rate16–184 bpm
18416 0:001:54:223:48:44
Avg heart rate 130 bpmMax heart rate 184 bpm
Cadence0–98 rpm
980 0:001:54:223:48:44
Avg cadence 67 rpmMax cadence 111 rpm
Power0–260 W
2600 0:001:54:223:48:44
Avg power 109 WMax power 483 W
Temperature16–23 °C
2316 0:001:54:223:48:44
Avg temperature 19 °CMax temperature 23 °C
Recording details

Heart-rate samples begin 19 minutes 35 seconds into the activity. Recorded sensor samples end at 3:27:38 elapsed; the session’s elapsed duration is 3:48:44. The charts retain these gaps. Session totals supply the statistics; missing samples do not establish why the gaps occurred.

Charts use 30-second averages across the full elapsed time (3:48:44), with gaps where samples are missing. Session totals supply the headline and chart statistics.

Earlier rides

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