04-29-2019 Run

Posted a long time after this run.  Through the neighborhood over to the coast and then up to the Dolphinarium and beyond on the Tayellet.  Then I retraced my route.

Total mileage = 3.24 mi
Avg pace = 8:16
Avg heartrate = 161 bpm

https://www.mapmyride.com/workout/3513129625

https://www.fitbit.com/activities/exercise/21635635510

04-27-2019 Ride

Solo ride, starting around 7:00 from the Nachson junction and heading toward Bet Shemesh on the 44.  There were a lot of riders on the road, probably more than I have ever seen.  I was slow on the steeper climbs but made good pace on the more shallow climbs.  Generally felt good, catching up with a couple of larger groups near my turnaround point at around mile 18.  On the way back, I thought about riding up a part of the Tsuba climb but decided not to after all, just a little juke in that direction.  Slow on the last climb, it was just time to grind on the pedals.  It was starting to get warm near the end, so I was glad to be done.

Avg speed = 15.8 mph. Total mileage = 36.9 mi
Avg heartrate = 140 bpm (this number is too low)
Total elevation gain = 2940'
https://www.mapmyride.com/workout/3509680309
https://www.fitbit.com/activities/exercise/21596408736

04-26-2019 Ride

Ride in the morning after a long day visiting Jericho.  Getting there was fine, and the trip was interesting but the weather warm.  Ann suffered more than me.  On the way back, we had to wait for a transfer bus in El Azariya for about an hour, then found out that bus and train service was shut down for Pesach when we got into Jerusalem.  Another long wait on the Sherut taxi until it filled up.  Anyway, it was frustrating on the way back, and I was tired from the day.  Even still, I started out at a steady pace, and the weather was ideal for most of the time, just starting to warm up at the end of the ride.  Out Ben Zvi and the 44 to the 40.  After the turn, I made generally good time for quite a while, holding my pace over 20 mph for most of it unless I was slowed down by a traffic light.  Felt good on this short, relatively fast ride, even at the end.  If my Fitbit is correct, my heartrate was pretty high throughout.

Avg speed = 18.1 mph. Total mileage = 30.9 mi
Avg heartrate = 155 bpm
Total elevation gain = 690'
https://www.mapmyride.com/workout/3508119598
https://www.fitbit.com/activities/exercise/21577428323

04-24-2019 Ride

Solo ride on a nice morning.  Got started around 7:00, simple route of heading out Ben Zvi and the 44 to the junction with Hwy 3 and then turning around to retrace my route.  For the first time in a while, I felt decent on the second half of the ride, and it wasn't because there was a strong tailwind helping me along.  Still not super-fast, but I had some moments where my cadence and pace felt good.

Avg speed = 17.4 mph. Total mileage = 40.0 mi
Avg heartrate = 138 bpm
Total elevation gain = 1440'
https://www.mapmyride.com/workout/3504054607
https://www.fitbit.com/activities/exercise/21520591645

04-22-2019 Ride

Posted long after this ride.  This was a short ride, not sure why, maybe weather was bad.  Headed out by the stadium and Shlabim to Ben Zvi, and then via the 44 to Rehov HaMerkava, where I decided to turn right and find out where it went.  It eventually put me onto an entrance ramp to Hwy 4, so I turned around and got on Sderot Yerushalaim, which took me into Holon, same street was Yosef Serlin, then Mikve Yisrael, until I turned right onto Levi Eshkol, which allowed me to get back to the 44.  Home on a straight shot from there.

Avg speed = 14.2 mph. Total mileage = 10.7 mi

Total elevation gain = 320'

Avg heartrate = 128 bpm

https://www.mapmyride.com/workout/3499467586

https://www.fitbit.com/activities/exercise/21459223318

04-20-2019 Ride

Solo ride on the morning after Pesach, so not a lot of traffic on the roads.  Out to Palmahim and back using the route I've taken before.  On the way out there, after crossing under Hwy 4, it started to sprinkle, enough that the road was getting wet.  But it didn't last, and I ended up not getting wet.  A little better pace on this ride, but I am still not feeling strong while riding.  Heartrate was down significantly from the previous day.  The ride back was wind-aided for much of the time.

Later, I rode up to the Tel Aviv port and met Ann for coffee.  Not counted in the statistics below, but the entire trip, up at fast pace and back at slow pace, was about 6-7 mi more

Avg speed = 16.6 mph. Total mileage = 32.2 mi
Avg heartrate = 136 bpm
Total elevation gain = 1230'
https://www.mapmyride.com/workout/3495800311
https://www.fitbit.com/activities/exercise/21342326640

04-19-2019 Ride

Solo ride on the first day of the Passover holiday break, heading out Ben Zvi and the 44 to the 412, taking it north to the 461, and then to Hwy 40.  Up to this point, it seemed that I was working against the wind, which then was something of a help on the ride out to Kfar Sava.  Still, I didn't ride very fast even with the help.  Turned around at the end of Hwy 40 and retraced my route.  The section going directly south was into the wind, so it was slower than usual.  Once I turned onto the 44, the wind was more of a help, so I rode at a decent clip for a while.  Less traffic on this day than I had expected.

Avg speed = 16.3 mph. Total mileage = 43.5 mi
Avg heartrate = 151 bpm (wind must have been stronger than I thought)
Total elevation gain = 840'
https://www.mapmyride.com/workout/3494082280
https://www.fitbit.com/activities/exercise/21393025811

04-17-2019 Run

Run over to the coast and north to the normal turnaround spot, retracing my general route.  On the way out, I felt great, then I turned around and had to deal with the wind that had been helping me get there.  It was slower going back, for sure.

Total mileage = 2.40 mi
Avg pace = 8:41
Avg heartrate = 169 bpm
https://www.mapmyride.com/workout/3489978934
https://www.fitbit.com/activities/exercise/21342326640

04-15-2019 Run

First run in quite a while.  It was a short one, over to the coast and then up to the turnaround point by where the Dolphinarium used to be.  Then I retraced my route.  Felt okay, but it was a workout.  My legs were just a little sore the day after but not so bad.  From the graph of my average pace, it seems that I start off slow, so I should look at pushing a little harder in my run at the beginning.

Total mileage = 2.29 mi
Avg pace = 8:44
Avg heartrate = 166 bpm
https://www.mapmyride.com/workout/3486072748
https://www.fitbit.com/activities/exercise/21286685998

04-13-2019 Ride

Well, this was an unexpected adventure.  I headed out Ben Zvi and the 44, initially in a misty fog that cleared up after about 30 min.  The wind was actually calm but I felt like it was working against me.  I turned onto the 424 and headed up to Latrun, and actually did pretty well for the first part.  A little slow toward the end, and this should have been my warning sign.  When I turned around, I thought it would be smooth riding, generally downhill, back home.  Not so.  It was a struggle, again with no wind but the feeling like it was in my face.  I made okay time at the beginning but slowed down and found I didn't have any push in my legs.  So it was a slow slog to get home, and I was really happy to arrive there.  Lots and lots of work to do to rebuild my core fitness, it seems.

Avg speed = 15.7 mph. Total mileage = 43.5 mi
Avg heartrate = 146 bpm
Total elevation gain = 1371'
https://www.mapmyride.com/workout/3482267512
https://www.fitbit.com/activities/exercise/21246267520

04-12-2019 Ride

Solo ride, leaving from the gas station near Pedaya and getting some climbing in.  Headed out the 44 to the 38 and headed south toward Bet Shemesh.  Out to mile 15 before turning around and retracing my route.  I was slow on the sections where the incline was steeper but felt okay on the parts where it was a more steady climb.  Good push up a short steep little section on the way back, just before Bet Shemesh.  On the longer climbs I was just slow, need more practice to get back into cardio and cycling shape.

Avg speed = 15.2 mph. Total mileage = 32.0 mi
Total elevation gain = 2380'
https://www.mapmyride.com/workout/3480641653

04-06-2019 Ride

Ride with Oren from the normal starting spot in Netanya.  He was feeling tired, so we cut back the distance and shape of our normal route.  Headed over to Hwy 4 and rode north to the intersection with the 65, where we turned around and headed back.  There was perhaps a little bit of a tailwind on the way back, but it was negligible.  We stayed on Hwy 4 and rode into Even Yehuda, to this house where a lady was selling Jakhnun unlike anything I have ever tasted.  It was served with some tomato puree and spices, very doughy and it sat heavy in my stomach.  I was glad we were near the end of the ride.  We rode through the neighborhood to get back to Netanya and the starting point.  A good ride in general, pace a little lower than normal to stay by Oren.

Avg speed = 16.3 mph. Total mileage = 31.2 mi
Total elevation gain = 820'
https://www.mapmyride.com/workout/3468301081

04-05-2019 Ride

Solo ride on a nice Friday morning, just a little cool with a breeze coming from the south.  Rode out Ben Zvi and the 44 almost to Karme Yosef before turning around and heading back the same way.  Rode by the stadium on the way out, and it is looking close to completion of construction.  Still probably a lot of infrastructure work to be done, including roads and parking, but we might see it open before we leave.  The way back was fairly fast until I got into city traffic, aided by some tailwind.

Avg speed = 17.8 mph. Total mileage = 36.0 mi
Avg heartrate = 150 bpm
Total elevation gain = 1130'
https://www.mapmyride.com/workout/3466733023
https://www.fitbit.com/activities/exercise/21009858626