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'
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