04-28-2018 Ride

Ride with Oren Perets from normal parking lot starting point.  We head out the normal way to Hwy 4 and headed north, feeling the benefit of a steady tailwind.  Turned right onto the 581 and stayed on it, including a turn left at a traffic circle.  This road generally climbs, at a gradual incline, until we turned right onto the 5803.  I was keeping my pace lower in order to stay with Oren and not to get too far out in front.  Another right onto the 5714, taking it until turning right onto the 57, which is right where I had a rear flat.  We changed it rapidly, but I couldn't pump my tire up very much, which caused me to be much more cautious on the rest of the ride.  The 57 is the same highway we took west out of Netanya, so we eventually retraced our route to get back to the start.  Good ride, slower pace, my upper back was a little stiff for reasons unknown.

Avg speed = 16.2 mph. Total mileage = 28.7 mi
Total elevation gain = 840'
Average heartrate = 125 bpm
http://www.mapmyride.com/workout/2848804513

04-27-2018 Ride

Wasn't sure I would be able to ride, due to sketchy weather the previous two days.  But it was all good, so I headed out Ben Zvi to the 44, staying on it until I turned onto the 424 to Latrun.  This part was planned, and generally uphill although nowhere steep.  After this point, it was a nice downhill stretch on Hwy 3 to the 44, a brief rest to eat a banana, then deciding to continue on to the 411, which has a little climb until downhill and flat all the way to the 40.  Turned there and rode up to Menachem Begin Rd through the outskirts of Rehovot, over to the 412, taking it through Nes Ziona and Rishon Letzion to connect back to the 44.  From there, I retraced my route, felt pretty good at the end, no muscle soreness or tightness, only tired.  Oh, and Ann found my heartrate monitor strap, so I was able to get a sense of my cardio fitness.

Total mileage = 50.9 mi. Avg speed = 18.2 mph
Avg heartrate = 140 bpm
Total elevation gain = 1710'
http://www.mapmyride.com/workout/2847091870

04-21-2018 Ride

Posted long after the ride.  Headed out Ben Zvi to the 44 and then into Ramle, taking city streets through the old city and eventually getting to the 40, where I headed back to the 44 to get to the 424.  This road has a gradual uphill, which I followed until Mishmar Ayalon, where at around the 20-mile mark I turned around and headed back to the 44 and then back into Yafo.  Turned right on Elefelet and rode to Eilat St before getting to Yerushalaim St and heading back home.

Avg speed = 17.9 mph. Total mileage = 38.5 mi

Total elevation gain = 1020'

https://www.mapmyride.com/workout/2833563478

04-18-2018 Ride

Solo ride on Wednesday morning of Memorial Day, had the day off and thought many others would too, expecting little traffic.  I headed out Ben Zvi to the 412 and turned right, riding through Rishon Letzion, where there were more cars than expected.  It continued as I rode through Nes Ziona and into Rehovot, turning right onto the 410 to head away from downtown and then left onto the 411 to eventually connect to the 40.  There were times during this section when I felt that the wind was helping me along, so I was thinking it would work against me on the return ride back via the 44.  Not so.  Maybe I just got lucky, but the wind helped pretty much the entire way, as it seemed.  Starting at mile 23, I averaged about 20 mph or greater through the rest of the ride.

Avg speed = 19.6 mph. Total mileage = 35.4 mi
Total elevation gain = 1090'
http://www.mapmyride.com/workout/2827357516

04-14-2018 Ride

Solo ride, leaving earlier than the previous day because I was able to get up earlier.  Not as much energy, particularly in the second half of the ride.  I headed north up to Rokach Blvd, having to deal with a number of traffic lights but getting through them pretty well.  Road turns into Bnei Ephraim St.  Stayed on it until I turned left onto the 482.  This road took me into a suburban area with a lot of lights and eventually petered out.  I retraced my route, staying on the 482 after a minor sidetrack until I turned in Shitrit St to get back to Rokach Blvd.  Back to the port, where I rode over and caught the bike trail, taking it south and having to dodge a bunch of runners.  Back to Yefet St, taking it up to Dr Erlich St and then connecting back to Yerushalaim Ave and to home.  It was just a little shorter than I would have liked to ride, but it was fine.

Avg speed = 16.0 mph. Total mileage = 23.9 mi
Total elevation gain = 650'
http://www.mapmyride.com/workout/2819792473

04-13-2018 Ride

Solo ride, getting a little later start, 7:30, than originally planned.  Headed out Ben Zvi to the 40, then turned north and took it over to the 461, turning left there.  It's starting to warm up during these rides, a hint of what's to come in the summer.  Back to the 412, taking a left and riding back to the Beit Dagan Interchange, turning right to retrace the last part of the route back home.  Felt good throughout the ride, and there is some indication that I timed the wind pattern right, since it never seemed to work much against me.

Avg speed = 18.1 mph. Total mileage = 31.6 mi
Total elevation gain = 706'
http://www.mapmyride.com/workout/2818067629

04-01-2018 Ride

Well, this was the quietest Easter morning in a long time.  We went to church the day before, and I decided to go out for a bike ride.  Drove to the Nachson junction (3 and 44) and parked my car.  Then I rode on the 44 out to the 38 and headed south.  The ride out is a general series of gradual uphills with steeper descents afterward.  The wind didn't seem to be much of a problem on the outbound segment.  I rode to the 35 and Bet Guvrin before turning around an attempting to retrace my route.  But I missed a turn back onto the 38 and continued for a couple of miles, gradually uphill and headed toward Hebron.  I saw the security wall running along the highway and didn't remember seeing it on the way out.  That's when I checked and saw my error, so I turned around and rode back to the 38.  From there, it was straightforward, and I seemed to have a tailwind for much of the return on the 38.  The return climbs were tougher but not terrible, and my legs held out well.

Avg speed = 16.7 mph. Total mileage = 50.8 mi
Total elevation gain = 3750'
http://www.mapmyride.com/workout/2795142500