Got up really early to go to Netanya and ride with Oren, who indicated he wanted a short ride. So I was going to put some miles in before I met with him. On the way, he texted and said he wasn't planning to ride, so I decided to drive to Pedaya and start from there instead. At the start of the ride, it was actually a little cool, and generally the temperature was manageable. Out the 44 toward Bet Shemesh, turning onto the 38 and riding southwest past the turn toward Nes Harim. At the next opportunity, I turned left and rode through an industrial section of north Bet Shemesh, connecting to the 3855 and continuing on in a southeasterly direction. It was a general uphill, not so steep but not much relief. Another rider came along and passed me, so I got on his wheel and rode for a while, including taking leads. We rode together to the top of this gradual grade, then I kept going without stopping on a downhill section that took me to the 375, where I turned around and retraced my route. I felt fine, but was slow on the climb just after the turn onto the 44, so I need more hill training to get into any kind of shape for riding hills. The downhill section to finish was fun.
Avg speed = 16.2 mph. Total mileage = 34.1 mi
Avg heartrate = 142 bpm
Total elevation gain = 2710'
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