Ride from Oren's neighborhood, same starting location as the previous Saturday. We started out following the same route, sans Slavik who was sleeping in. Oren likes to ramp up his speed over the first few miles, so that's what we did. We followed the same route as before until we connected with Rotem at the same spot. Again up Hwy 4 through Hadera, then turning right and heading east at a place roughly parallel to Ceasarea. We rode through Binyamina, generally heading southeast. and not too long after stopped for iced coffee. I rode out in front for awhile after here, outpacing the others and feeling pretty decent, although my heartrate is higher than I want it to be. Rotem split off not too long afterward, and I dialed my pace back to match speeds with Oren. We eventually headed west before turning south not too long before getting back to his neighborhood. He was feeling it toward the end, and so was I. The weather was better than the previous week in terms of cloudiness and lower humidity, but I had tweaked my lower back just before the start of the ride, and I wasn't feeling 100%. Legs held out okay, a little wobbliness before the end but they allowed me to finish without difficulties. Afterward, I rushed home to go to church with Ann for the first time here in Israel.
Avg speed - 16.9 mph. Total mileage = 46.8 mi
Avg heartrate = 137 bpm
Total elevation gain = 1200'
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