Friday, March 30, 2018

03-30-2018 Ride

Ride on the day that Pesach starts, heading out Ben Zvi to the 412 and turning left.  Early on, the wind was generally favorable, coming as it was mainly from the southwest.  I turned onto the 40 and rode out into Petah Tikva, turning too soon, onto the 483, and not realizing it until I was committed.  This road is undergoing construction, so it was dicey in spots with little or no shoulder.  I saw a sign pointing back to Petah Tikva and turned onto the 444, then another right onto the 471, which quickly became a major highway.  Luckily, there was an exit for the 40, so I took it and began to retrace my original route.  Riding back south was generally into the wind, and it was a chore, slowing me down.  Once I got onto Ben Zvi, near home, I headed toward south Tel Aviv, intending to try and get my miles past 40.  Over to Shalma, then slowly back to Yerushalaim, staying on it until turning right onto Dr Ehrlich St and riding up to Yefet St.  Back through the shouk.  So the last couple of miles was slow.  No hills, but riding into the wind was challenging a number of times.

Avg speed = 17.1 mph. Total mileage = 41.5 mi
Total elevation gain = 860'
http://www.mapmyride.com/workout/2791515902

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

03-27-2018 Run

Posted long after this run.  Looks like a corrupted route file, so I'll just include the mileage and elevation gain.  Run up the coast and back, probably starting with the Tayellet and coming back via Kaufmann and Yerushalaim.

Total mileage = 2.14 mi
Elevation gain = 22'

Saturday, March 24, 2018

03-24-2018 Ride

Solo ride through the city.  It was misty at the start, and I thought about turning back before it started to clear up a little.  Headed up Hayarkon St to Rokach Blvd and then headed east and north to see where it led. Turned into Bnei Ebrahaim St, which teed into the 482, where I turned right.  Headed south until I got to Jabotinsky Rd, turning right and heading west.  I rode over the 20, then needed to figure out where I was and get onto Arlozorov St, which I remembered would take me all the way back to the coast.  Headed south onto Yerushalaim and kept going into South Jaffa.  Right on Sderot HaBeshet and another right on Yefet St, then headed back home through the Shouk.

Avg speed = 16.0 mph. Total mileage = 19.0 mi
Total elevation gain = 700'
http://www.mapmyride.com/workout/2779891838

Friday, March 23, 2018

03-23-2018 Ride

Solo ride in the morning, heading out Ben Zvi to the 44 and then to the 40, heading southwest.  Near Rehovot, I got a flat rear tire and had to fix it, which was kind of a bummer but I wasn't in a hurry.  Shortly after, I turned onto the 412 and rode back through downtown Rehovot and then through downtown Rishon LeTsiyon before connecting to the 44 and heading home the normal way.  It seemed that I was able to avoid most of the headwinds, but the route through the cities slowed me down quite a bit..

Avg speed = 17.5 mph. Total mileage = 32.5 mi
Total elevation gain = 1050'
http://www.mapmyride.com/workout/2778326507

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

03-20-2018 Run

Posted long after this run.  Headed through the neighborhood to the Tayellet, then turned south and ran through the Jaffa port, by the sea, turning inland and using a couple of streets to get to Yefet St, over to Yehuda Hayamit St to get to Yerushalaim and back home.

Elapsed time = 24:51
Total mileage = 3.02 mi
Elevation gain = 134'

Saturday, March 17, 2018

03-17-2018 Ride

Solo ride in the morning after a tough ride the previous day.  So I decided to make it more casual, originally intending to ride to Palmahim.  Instead, I wound through the streets of Jaffa, Bat Yam, and Rishon Letzion before heading back, generally in the same direction although via a different route.

Avg speed = 15.1 mph. Total mileage = 20.5 mi
Avg heartrate = 120 bpm
Total elevation gain = 610'
http://www.mapmyride.com/workout/2767571645

Friday, March 16, 2018

03-16-2018 Ride

Ride with Zvika and Nir Armoni from the Nachson Junction to Jerusalem and back.  I forgot my phone, which was really annoying and a little dangerous.  We headed southeast on the 44 to the 38, climbing pretty slowly to conserve strength for what was to come.  We then headed northeast on the road running parallel to the 38 until we turned onto the 395 and climbed it up to Tsuba.  This climb, overall, doesn't sound bad, 5.5 mi at 5.7% average grade.  However, it has really steep parts and some flats/downhills mixed in, so the climbing sections are tough.  I felt better this time than the other two times I've ridden it, probably because I now know more about where the hard spots are and could plan for them.  Legs held out surprisingly well, and maybe some of my energy was wind-aided.  We stayed on the 395 all the way into Ein Kerem, turning onto the 386 to climb up into west Jerusalem, coming out by Holland Square near Mt. Herzl.  The three of us then turned around and rode back to the 395 intersection, where we split and I retraced my route back to the start.  I had some climbing to get back to Tsuba, and then there were some steep downhills with sharp turns, so not so much fun.  About a mile before the finish I got a front tire flat, but I was able to pump it up a couple of times and limp back without having to fix it on the road.

It was a good riding morning, nice weather and a challenging route successfully completed.

Avg speed = 12.3 mph. Total mileage = 40.2 mi
Avg heartrate = 147 bpm
Total elevation gain = 5930'
http://www.mapmyride.com/workout/2766803810

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

03-14-2018 Run

Posted long after this run.  Headed through the neighborhood to the Clock Tower and then on the Tayellet up to the Dolphinarium before heading back along the path by Kaufmann St and Yerushalaim St.

Elapsed time = 18:56
Total mileage = 2.30 mi
Elevation gain = 46'

Monday, March 12, 2018

03-12-2018 Run

Run in the morning for the first time in a long time.  It was a fine morning for being out.  Decent pace throughout.  I ran down to Nahum Goldmann St and then onto the path by the beach, heading to the Dolphinarium before turning around and heading back through the park and eventually to Yerushalaim Ave.  Legs felt fine, not too winded, middle back was a little stiff afterward.

Elapsed time = 18:10
Total mileage = 2.21 mi
Elevation gain = 42'
http://www.mapmyride.com/workout/2758617925

Saturday, March 10, 2018

03-10-2018 Ride

Solo ride on Saturday morning, heading out Kibbutz Galuyot to the 461 and out to the 40.  Initial part of the ride went well, heading north on the 40 through Petakh Tikva.  As I rode north, I was really moving, thinking I was in decent shape.  I missed the second turn onto the 40 and rode instead through Hod HaSharon before turning around at mile 20.  Riding back south was mostly into a headwind, and I was a lot slower.  It was marginally better when I turned back onto the 461, but there was still some wind resistance that slowed me down.  Good weather for riding though.

Avg speed = 17.6 mph. Total mileage = 40.3 mi
Avg heartrate = 146 bpm
Total elevation gain = 910'
http://www.mapmyride.com/workout/2755103674

Friday, March 9, 2018

03-09-2018 Ride

Solo ride on Friday morning after missing the previous weekend while we were camping in Mitspe Ramon.  Out by the stadium to connect to Ben Zvi and all the way out the 44 to past the 40, deciding to turn onto  the 424 heading toward Latrun.  I rode out until I was past 17 miles, then I turned around and retraced my route.  I didn't notice the headwind on the way out, but the tailwind at times on the return ride was nice.  Pretty good ride, relatively flat and a good way to get back on the bike and start getting back into shape.

Avg speed = 17.6 mph. Total mileage = 34.8 mi
Avg heartrate = 142 bpm
Total elevation gain = 890'
http://www.mapmyride.com/workout/2753469697