Ride with Oren and Slavik, starting from Netanya. Oren originally proposed that we ride, slowly, 100km, but thankfully that didn't happen, although it was the longest ride I've had in a while. We started out following a common route, riding over to Hwy 4 and heading north. The wind wasn't so evident on the ride out, but pedaling was definitely easier. Past Hadera until we turned off onto the 653, heading generally east until we turned left onto the 654, which is a really nice road to ride on, not much traffic and good conditions. Up to the 6533, which is also very nice, past Alona Park and through the village of Amikam, staying on the 6533 until it connected back to the 653. We rode this back until we turned left onto the 652, which has a little uphill to it. Then it was back to Hwy 4 via the 651, with perhaps a little bit of a cross tailwind to help out. Once we turned south, the wind made the effort significantly harder. Oren started to slow down, so I would ride ahead a little bit and then either slow down or wait for them to catch up. Generally retracing our route back, although Slavik and I took the 5700 turnoff and then waited for Oren after the roads combined again. Rode over for a break at Landwer, this is not a great place. I pushed the pace a little bit on the return to my car, testing my legs to see how they were doing, and not too much problem. This ride gave me a cardio workout for sure, not too much climbing but a good bit of sustained effort.
Avg speed = 16.1 mph. Total mileage = 53.6 mi
Avg heartrate = 141 bpm
Total elevation gain = 1520'
https://www.mapmyride.com/workout/3620487457
https://www.fitbit.com/activities/exercise/23029087470
