Ride from in front of B10 at work with Zvika and Dror, on Rosh HaShana holiday. We originally planned to start around 6:00, and others (Nir A., Yossi S.) were scheduled to join us. However, they backed out and we started a little later as it got lighter. Out Begin Blvd to the 40, where he headed north. The first piece was slower as the others loosened up, but it was high speed once we got to the 40. I felt okay and was able to hang with them, but it was a workout. Over to the 44, where we headed southeast to the 424 and rode to Latrun. On this section, we formed a loose pace line and it was fairly efficient for a little while. Headed southwest on Hwy 3, and this was a very fast stretch. Dror was quite strong throughout the ride, and he really dropped the hammer here, getting into aero position and pushing hard. All I could do was follow him, looking for little opportunities to lead out for a short push and then falling back in line. We rode down to the 40 and continued south to the turnoff for Kiryat Gat, where we headed west on the 35 before turning north on the 232. It eventually connected to Hwy 3, so we started heading back, connecting to the 40. By this time, I was running out of water, so we ended up stopping for about 10 min before the turnoff to Hwy 3. Then it was a power run on the 40 back to Rehovot, legs were tired but muscles held up and I was able to draft off the others and stay with them. Back to the site on Begin Blvd, felt good at the end but it was definitely enough riding for one day for me, in my current shape.
Avg speed = 19.1 mph. Total mileage = 74.0 mi
Avg heartrate = 149 bpm
Total elevation gain = 2240'
https://www.mapmyride.com/workout/3138236653
