10-27-2018 Ride

This was a disappointing day.  The Shanti Ride was supposed to take place, but rocket fire from southern Gaza raised security concerns that caused the State Police to cancel it.  Bummer.  So I ended up riding solo from home out Ben Zvi to the 44 and then to the 424.  Before I made this turn, I passed a couple of other riders who also had planned on being in the Shanti Ride.  I passed them but they caught up and rode on my wheel for awhile.  We traded leads for several miles until I got out in front on a longer slight incline.  The guy rider caught up with me after a downhill section, and we rode together to the junction with Hwy 3.  I kept going to connect to the 44 and head back, feeling better on the return ride, with the help of a tailwind and stronger legs.  On the way back, I decided to add a little distance by taking a road toward Rishon Letzion and eventually connecting to the 412 to head back.  It was a really nice day for riding, a little breezy but nearly perfect temperature.  Home the normal route.

Avg speed = 17.7 mph. Total mileage = 50.7 mi
Avg heartrate = 143 bpm
Total elevation gain = 1780'
https://www.mapmyride.com/workout/3220910674

10-20-2018 Ride

Posted long after the actual ride.  This was my last big training ride before the next weekend's planned Bet HaShanti ride, which ended up getting canceled.  The route was fairly simple, heading out Ben Zvi to the 44 and taking it all the way past Hwy 3, with the climb before dropping down to the 38.  I headed southwest here, turning left onto the 3855 to get over to the 3866, which climbs up to Nes Harim.  So this was a challenging ride, for sure.  I rode all the way to the 386, where I turned around and retraced my route.  Average speed was pretty good, so I must have been feeling okay about my readiness for the next weekend's ride.

Avg speed = 14.9 mph. Total mileage = 71.8 mi

Total elevation gain = 4400'

https://www.mapmyride.com/workout/3208069186

10-19-2018 Ride

This was a ride designed to get miles in, more than anything else.  I headed out Ben Zvi and the 44 to the 412.  At the beginning of the ride my legs were tired but doing okay.  To the 461, using it to connect to the 40 and heading north.  Up To K'far Saba, where the 40 ends, and I continued on the 5504 to get to 25 miles before turning around and retracing my route.  On the way back, my legs started tiring out, especially once I got back to the 44.  So it was slower than I had hoped.

Avg speed = 17.5 mph. Total mileage = 50.2 mi

Avg heartrate = 135 bpm

Total elevation gain = 980'

https://www.mapmyride.com/workout/3209294254

10-19-2018 Ride

Posted long after the ride.  This looks like a training ride to get miles in for the upcoming Bet HaShanti ride.  Headed out Ben Zvi to the 44, then to the 412 to get to the 461, and over the the 40, heading north there.  Stayed on this road into Petah Tikva, turning to stay on the 40 and into the outskirts of Kfar Sava.  At the end of the 40, I turned right onto the 55 and rode it until turning off onto the 5504.  Rode until I got to 25 miles, then I turned around and retraced my route back home.  This route comes close to the border of the West Bank but stays on the Israel side.

Avg speed = 17.4 mph. Total mileage = 50.2 mi

Total elevation gain = 980'

https://www.mapmyride.com/workout/3209294254

10-16-2018 Run

Posted long after this run.  Run through the neighborhood and up the Tayellet past the Dolphinarium, to get a little more distance in, then retracing my route back.

Elapsed time = 24:54

Total distance = 3.07 mi

Elevation gain = 61'

https://www.mapmyride.com/workout/3202398733

10-13-2018 Ride

Ride with Oren and Slavik from normal starting spot in Netanya, taking usual route out to the 57 and then on Hwy 4 heading north.  I felt better, at least at the start, than I had the previous day, and several times I pushed the pace to give my legs an extra workout.  Out past Hadera, turning right on the 651 and following a similar route to what we did last Friday.  Slight uphill until we got to a roundabout, turning right onto the 652, then we took a couple of surface streets, HaYogev St and Ahuza St, until we turned right onto the 6502, which turns into the 6403.  We rode it out to the 574, a short stretch on this road until we turned right onto the 581.  We stayed on this road until we got to the 5803, which we have frequently ridden on.  Same with the 5714, which we took southwest until we got onto the 57 to head back to Netanya.  Stopped at Landwer for coffee before heading back to the starting point.  My legs were tired on the 57 section so I had to slow it down, particularly when the road inclined.

Avg speed = 17.1 mph. Total mileage = 43.7 mi
Avg heartrate = 130 bpm
Total elevation gain = 1130'
https://www.mapmyride.com/workout/3197728876

10-12-2018 Ride

This was not a good day on the bike.  I wanted to get a long ride in, so I planned to go out toward Bet Guvrin in an out and back.  Even from the start, I could tell I didn't have a lot of energy, and I couldn't figure out why.  So it was generally slower on the 44, especially on the climbs to get to the 38.  I did okay on most of the ride to the 35, which is where I turned around.  No real wind to deal with, so it's a mystery about how I did.  The climbs on the way back were tough, and I really slowed down on all of them near the top, just no push in my legs.  The worst part of the ride was on the way back, where I was wiped out, in calorie deficit, and having to deal with a headwind coming from the west.  My muscles were tired and my right quad balked a little bit, but I was going so slow that it held up.  Here's hoping it was just an off day.  Otherwise, the Bet HaShanti ride is going to be interesting.

Avg speed = 15.7 mph. Total mileage = 81.6 mi
Avg heartrate = 145 bpm
Total elevation gain = 4700'
https://www.mapmyride.com/workout/3196352101

10-08-2018 Run

Posted long after this run.  Run through the neighborhood over to the Tayellet, then up to the Dolphinarium before coming back on the path parallel to Kaufmann and then by Yerushalaim.

Elapsed time = 19:10

Total distance = 2.32 mi

Elevation gain = 45'

https://www.mapmyride.com/workout/3188807926

10-05-2018 Ride

Ride from Netanya with Oren and his Scitex buddy David, starting about 6:40.  Out the normal way to the 57 and connecting to Hwy 4 going north.  We rode through Hadera and turned right onto the 651, heading generally east through some neighborhoods and eventually connecting to the 581 heading back south and then west.  Just before its junction with Hwy 4, we turned off to go to a cafe called Jacob's Cheeses, where we had coffee and some baked goods.  Very good!  From there, we got back to Hwy 4 and retraced our route, riding slower on the slight uphill grades but making it back in decent shape.  I felt fine in my legs but saw that my cardio needs more work.

Avg speed = 17 mph. Total mileage = 41.3 mi
Avg heartrate = ~140 bpm (est)
Total elevation gain = 880'
https://www.mapmyride.com/workout/3184194082