06-30-2018 Ride

Ride with Oren and, later, Rotem, starting from usual spot in Netanya and heading out north to get onto Hwy 4 and ride to Zichron Yaakov.  We started out slow and picked up the pace a little bit, but kept it dialed back since Oren is working his way back into strong cycling shape.  We stopped at the normal coffee shop in Zichron at the turnaround point.  It had started to rain lightly on the ride in, and the rain continued while we had coffee and for a short time after we started heading back.  I rode out in front a couple of times, but generally I kept my pace the same as theirs.  Felt fine on this easy ride, I can tell that the humidity is building consistently now.

Avg speed = 16.6 mph. Total mileage = 42.1 mi
Total elevation gain = 590'
https://www.mapmyride.com/workout/2986085980/

06-23-2018 Ride

Ride, with a start around 6:00, intending to go longer than other recent rides.  Headed out Ben Zvi to the 44, it was still cool and nice for riding.  Out to the turnoff to Latrun onto the 424, which essentially continues the southeast direction of the 44.  I intended to go all the way to Latrun and turn around.  On the way, I got passed by three riders on tri-bikes, and they were going so fast I couldn't hang with them.  This road slopes generally upward nearly all the way to Hwy 3, then it is generally downhill to the 44, which is the route I chose to follow.  Back on the 44, I was going at a decent pace when a pack of riders came up, so I hung with them on the little climb up to Karmei Yosef, dropping them near the top and riding on, giving it pretty much all I had.  A short while later, two of the riders passed me, and I hung with them for a couple of miles until I couldn't match their pace.  Then I retraced my route back home, riding by the stadium to avoid red lights.  I was slower in the last quarter of this ride, not having enough legs to keep up the earlier pace and not benefiting from any favorable winds as in previous rides.

Avg speed = 17.6 mph. Total mileage = 45.9 mi
Total elevation gain = 1580'
http://www.mapmyride.com/workout/2971213606

06-16-2018 Ride

Ride out Kibbutz Galuyot to the 461.  I left early enough on this Shabbat to get through the city without any traffic concerns.  Hadn't ridden this direction in a while, and it was pretty fast on the way out, around 18 mph.  Out to the 40, turning right and riding over to the 44.  Even though this is flat to slightly uphill, I made good time on this section too.  When I turned toward home, I noticed that my legs were not as fresh as the previous day and the tailwind I had was absent.  Even still, I did okay, just not as good.  This is a very flat route overall.

Avg speed = 18.5 mph. Total mileage = 29.0 mi
Avg heartrate = 145 bpm
Total elevation gain = 660'
http://www.mapmyride.com/workout/2956424965

06-15-2018 Ride

Ride in the morning, starting a little after 6:00.  I decided to put a little climbing in, so I headed out Ben Zvi and the 44 to Hwy 3, which is just at 20 mi away.  I kept going for another mile plus to Har El, then turned around and retraced my route back home.  I made good time on the return, it was generally downhill and the wind was helping too.  After the little Karme Joseph climb, I averaged a little less than 20 mph for the rest of the ride home.  Felt good during the ride and afterward, a little tired but a good tired.

Avg speed = 18.0 mph. Total mileage = 43.8 mi
Total elevation gain = 1700'
http://www.mapmyride.com/workout/2954552251

06-09-2018 Ride

Very short, very casual ride through Tel Aviv.  I rode up the coast and through the port only to find my way blocked by a youth triathlon course.  This forced me to improvise, and I was able to get over to Rokach Blvd until it looked like I was heading onto their course, so I turned onto Ibn Gavirol St.  I eventually ran out of street, turning onto HaHashmonaim St, which took me back to Derekh Menahem Begin.  Here I had to deal with light rail construction, which was a real pain.  I got through it, slowly, then took Jaffa St back toward home.  Not very long, but informative about how to navigate around the city, which is not an easy task.

Avg speed = 12.8 mph. Total mileage = 9.7 mi
Avg heartrate = 95 bpm
Total elevation gain = 220'
http://www.mapmyride.com/workout/2941165159

06-08-2018 Ride

Ride in the morning, starting a little after 6:00 and heading out Ben Zvi.  I decided on a whim to turn right at one point and ride through Holon, following a road that eventually dumped me onto Hwy 4 for a time before I could exit onto the 441, merging onto the 412 and riding through Nes Ziona then then over to Bet Oved, turning left and riding down to the 4111, turning right there and trying to find the downtown area of Yavne.  I eventually did, not a lot to see before I eventually got back to the 42 and headed back to the 431, riding this little stretch of highway to get back to the 412 and taking it to the 44 and from there to home.

Avg speed = 16.1 mph. Total mileage = 36.0 mi
Total elevation gain = 1090'
http://www.mapmyride.com/workout/2939361073

06-02-2018 Ride

Posted long after the ride.  Headed from home to Ben Zvi and out the 44 to the 412, heading northeast on it and then taking a right onto the 461.  I rode out to its intersection with the 40, at which point I turned around and retraced my route back home.

Avg speed = 19.2 mph. Total mileage = 22.0 mi

Total elevation gain = 440'

https://www.mapmyride.com/workout/2925424774/

06-01-2018 Ride

Ride in the morning after a kinda late night the previous evening.  So I didn't have a lot of sleep.  I woke up to find I needed to fix a flat on my front tire.  Urgh!  Out Ben Zvi and the 44 to the 412, taking it through Rishon LeTsiyon, slowed by lights and some traffic, then Nes Ziona, same thing.  I turned off left by HaMada St and connected to the 410 to get out to the 411, which I took over to the 40.  I headed northeast here, feeling pretty good and having the benefit after crossing over the 431 of a slight downward slope for most of the rest of the ride.  Feeling good enough to take the 40 to the Tayasim Junction, where I turned onto the 461 and headed back home the normal way, via the 412.  I didn't go extremely fast on this part of the return, but my pace was steadily good.

Avg speed = 17.9 mph. Total mileage = 41.8 mi
Avg heartrate = 132 bpm (starting to get lower)
Total elevation gain = 1100'
http://www.mapmyride.com/workout/2923616155