01-26-2019 Ride

Posted long after this ride.  Ride with Oren, and possibly others, from the normal starting point in Netanya.  Modified way of getting out of the neighborhood and over to the 57, then on to Hwy 4, heading north.  Turning right on the 581, then following the same route as we took on 1-12, including the same stop at the Arcaffe in south Netanya.  Then it was following surface streets back to the starting point.

Avg speed = 15.7 mph. Total mileage = 35.4 mi

Total elevation gain = 1000'

|https://www.mapmyride.com/workout/3350067955

01-25-2019 Ride

Posted long after this ride.  I think this was the week after we returned from our first international trip while in Israel, which was to Athens (really great!).  This also looks like the first time that I tracked a bike ride using my new Fitbit Versa.  This was a simple out and back on Ben Zvi and the 44 to Petachia, looks like I rode into the outskirts of this settlement before turning around and retracing my route back home.

Avg speed = 17.4 mph. Total mileage = 34.2 mi

Total elevation gain = 1040'

Avg heartrate = 150 bpm

https://www.mapmyride.com/workout/3348628099

https://www.fitbit.com/activities/exercise/19446439570

01-12-2019 Ride

Posted long after this ride.  Ride with Oren, and possibly others, from the normal startin point and following the normal way to the 57 and then to Hwy 4, heading north.  Then it was right on the 581, riding up to the 5801 and taking a right there.  Over to the 5714, heading south to the 57 and turning right there.  We turned left just before Kfar Yona onto the 562 and took it down to the 553, turning right and riding it back into the southern outskirts of Netanya, stopping for a coffee at the Arcaffe by the Tiv Tam.  I stopped my route tracking here so didn't get the full distance recorded, including back to the starting point.

Avg speed = 16.2 mph. Total mileage = 32.7 mi

Total elevation gain = 930'

https://www.mapmyride.com/workout/3328587628

01-11-2019 Ride

Posted long after this ride.  Don't know why I didn't post my rides for a while in early 2019.  This one had me heading out by the stadium to Shlabim, then over to Ben Zvi to head out the 44 to the 412.  Then it was the loop around the airport via the 461 to the 40 and back to the 44, heading back home from there.

Avg speed = 16.8 mph. Total mileage = 31.0 mi

Total elevation gain = 690'

https://www.mapmyride.com/workout/3326599798

01-05-2019 Ride

Ride with Zvika and 4 (at the start) other riders from his cycling group.  We started from the Nachson interchange, heading out the 44 toward Bet Shemesh.  It was a little cold at the beginning but not painfully so.  Slow on the little climbs to the 38, where we headed southwest until turning toward the climb up to Nes Harim.  I really struggled on the climb, out of shape for this kind of workout.  It was slow and plodding, but I made it to the top.  Throughout the ride, Zvika was riding really fast, he is in great shape.  Past Nes Harim and also past Bar Giyora until we came to the turnoff for Tsur Hadasa, where I turned around and headed back the same way I came.  My muscles didn't cramp much, but I was really slow on the last little climbs back on the 44.

Avg speed = 13.0 mph. Total mileage = 35.9 mi
Total elevation gain = 3820'
https://www.mapmyride.com/workout/3315381925

01-04-2019 Ride

Short ride on Friday morning, anticipating a bigger workout on the following day.  I headed through surface streets into Bat Yam, eventually weaving my way to Moshe Dayan St to get across the 20, then turning south to get to the 441, which I rode through the western parts of Rishon LeTsiyon, across the 4, until it connected with the 412.  Then I headed back toward home the usual way, to the 44 back to Yerushalaim.  I added a little extra distance by riding up to the David Intercontinental, looping around it, then riding back home.  Lots of stopping on this ride, too much city traffic and lights.

Avg speed = 16.3 mph. Total mileage = 19.9 mi
Total elevation gain = 630'
https://www.mapmyride.com/workout/3313762375