Solo ride this morning.
I was going to ride with Slavik, Oren’s friend, but he was ill in the
night and couldn’t ride. So I headed out
from home while it was still dark, around 6:00.
I headed by the stadium and connected onto Kibbutz Galuyot to head
east. This road goes through residential
areas past the 20 intersection and out to where the 4 crosses it, then it thins
out and is a better road for riding (the 461) with fewer lights and stops. I headed out to the 40 and turned left, with
a general thought to ride north and east on this highway as long as I could. This is a good road to ride, particularly on
Shabbat morning when there is very little traffic. Rode through the eastern outskirts of Petah
Tikva and continued on, staying on the 40 as it turned more northeast at the
northeast corner of this city. I rode on
a little longer but wasn’t watching closely enough for the next 40 turnoff
indication, so I missed it and rode a couple of miles on the 402, which took me
into the center of Kfar Sava. I finally
figured out I was on the wrong road and turned around to retrace my route until
I got back on the 40. Followed it to its
end and then got onto the 55, still heading northeast to the 5504. These are also generally nice roads to
ride. Road turns into the 551 and
deadends not long after, where I turned left and rode the 441 for a couple of
miles before I turned around to head back.
Interestingly, on the map it looks like there is a Bedouin neighborhood
just past where I turned around, so maybe an interesting route to take in the
future. I retraced my route back to the
intersection of the 40 and the 461, deciding to keep going on the 40 to put
some more miles in. It’s an interesting
route, running by IAI and some outbuildings for the airport. I eventually turned around and headed back,
noting that the 461 and Kibbutz Galuyot are good returning roads (at least when
the wind isn’t coming from the west), with a general flat-to-downhill
slope. Back to Yerushalaim and then to
Ben-Zvi before heading home. Felt good
throughout the ride, no muscle soreness or cramps.
Avg speed = 18.2 mph. Total mileage = 68.4 mi
Avg heartrate = 141 bpm
Total elevation gain = 1480’
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