Rode solo. Considerably faster than expected. Legs were weak on climbing, even just up the rollers, but was able to maintain a decent speed on the flat. Aerobic capacity seemed much better than what I expected after the layoff. (RWGPS had estimated my moving time at 14:05, and I figured it would be more like 13.5, possibly 13 hours "on a good night".) However, I did "short" the ride by almost 3 miles by skipping the rest stop at Coso Junction in both directions, and by turning around after my "checkin" with Kermit about 0.9 miles from the rest stop for the "turnaround". (This might account for as much as 10-15 min.) Also, I did not make the detour into Lone Pine for services available there (no rest stop, but a convenience market at the Chevron).