08-25-2018 Ride

Ride from Netanya starting point with Oren and Slavik.  Before I started with them, I was riding around slowly and got stopped unexpectedly at a curb, falling over pretty heavily on my hip.  I also found out later that I bent the hangar for my rear derailleur, which was a real bummer.  Switching gears on this ride was messy, but I was lucky because the course was fairly flat and I didn't have to switch a lot.  We headed out of the neighborhood the normal way and got onto Hwy 4 going north.  Up to the 581, where we turned right and followed this road to the 5803, again roads that we have ridden before.  I was generally riding with the others, not pushing the pace.  We turned right onto the 5714 and rode it south to the 57, then heading back into Netanya.  To put a few extra km on the ride, we rode around this little loop in a wooded section before exiting and stopping to get coffee.  A small ride back to the car, where Oren offered to take my bike to his mechanic and get the frame looked at.  All in all, not my brightest day.

Avg speed = 15 mph. Total mileage = 32.5 mi
Avg heartrate = 125 bpm
Total elevation gain = 900'
https://www.mapmyride.com/workout/3103807444

08-24-2018 Ride

Ride in the morning, getting a later start because of a previous late night.  Out Ben Zvi and the 44 to the 412, taking it through Rishon and Nes Ziona to ride by work and onto Menachem Begin Rd.  Out to the 40, where I headed north to connect back to the 44.  I took a little detour through Ramla, and then rode back home the normal way.  No real drive to ride hard or fast on this day.

Avg speed = 17.0 mph. Total mileage = 31.7 mi
Avg heartrate = 130 bpm
Total elevation gain = 990'
https://www.mapmyride.com/workout/3101989834

08-18-2018 Ride

Solo ride, starting about 6:30, and heading out Ben Zvi to the 44.  I rode out to about mile 18 and then turned around.  There were some riders on the last stretch, and I was able to catch and pass them all. It did force me to ride harder myself, which was a good thing.  On the return trip, I had a general downhill and something of a tailwind until I got closer to the coast.  A short jog near the end, over to Shalma Rd, to get a little extra distance.

Avg speed = 17.5 mph  Total distance = 36.5 mi
Avg heartrate = 142 bpm
Total elevation gain = 1120'
https://www.mapmyride.com/workout/3089066119

08-17-2018 Ride

Solo ride, initially up the coast through the port area and onto the bike trail to get onto roads that took me to Hwy 2, which I rode on for a short period before getting off and riding on the 541, and some other roads, generally heading north and east.  I eventually got up to Weizman St, which turns into Ben Yehuda St as it heads east.  At one point, I stopped to look at my map and figure out how to get over to the 40.  I took a couple of streets and came out at an intersection I recognized, having ridden to it from the other direction a number of times.  That was weird.  From there, I rode back on the 40 to the 461 and then home via Kibbutz Galuyot.  Route ended up being longer than I had originally planned, but I felt fine throughout.

Before the ride, I put a new battery in my heartrate sensor belt, and it worked much better.

Avg speed = 16.4 mph. Total mileage = 39.6 mi
Avg heartrate = 130 bpm
Total elevation gain = 900'
https://www.mapmyride.com/workout/3087297121

08-11-2018 Ride

Ride with Oren, Slavik, and another guy, Dan, leaving from normal meeting spot in Netanya.  We met up with the other two riders along the route.  This time, we rode on the 57 to the Hwy 4 intersection and headed south.  Down to the 551, where we turned right and rode by a field where powered paragliders were taking off and landing.  After awhile we turned around an retraced our route to the 5511, which is apparently a very popular little route for cyclists, who have created a criterium circuit.  We follow the circuit and then kept going, eventually looping back and heading to the 551, turning left and riding to the 5522.  Then it was through a series of villages in this area until we headed back to Hwy 4 and turned south.  We stopped in Even Yehuda for a cold drink and a short rest, then finished the short run back to the starting point.  I felt good at times but sore at others from the previous day's events.

Avg speed = 15.6 mph. Total mileage = 37.3 mi
Total elevation gain = 1190'
https://www.mapmyride.com/workout/3074641519

08-10-2018 Ride

Got a later start on this solo morning ride, slept a little later than planned.  Started around 6:30, headed out Ben Zvi and the 44 to the 412, turning toward the airport.  I turned onto a road past the Hyw 1 overpass that took me by the airport, eventually connecting with the 4404, which took me to the 40.  I didn't know where I was here, so I stopped and had to retrace my route a little bit.  I got onto a roundabout at low speed and dropped my bike, thankfully at low speed, when I hit a slippery patch of water.  Heading south on the 40, I felt good enough to continue heading east on the 443, on a generally uphill sloping road.  I rode by the Mitzpeh Modiin and turned here, riding on the road until the pavement ended before retracing my route.  Then I continued on the 443 until I got to the outskirts of Modiin, where I turned around and rode back to the 40.  The wind and the slope both helped, so this was a fun stretch.  Used the 40 to connect to the 44, and the southbound stretch had some headwind to deal with.  Once I got onto the 44, the wind was again a help until I got close to the coast, again it was welcome.  Legs felt fine at the end, average speed wasn't what I would have hoped, but I felt okay on the steady climb up to Modiin.

Avg speed = 16.7 mph. Total mileage = 45.3 mi
Total elevation gain = 1760'
https://www.mapmyride.com/workout/3072841246

08-04-2018 Ride

Posted long after the ride.  Looks like a solo route, heading over to Ben Zvi and taking it and the 44 out to the 412, where I turned left and rode over to the 461.  Took that road to the 40, heading south from there to get back to the 44.  From there, it was a straight shot back home on the 44 and Ben Zvi.

Avg speed = 17.6 mph. Total mileage = 30.7 mi

Total elevation gain = 690'

https://www.mapmyride.com/workout/3060084367