Solo ride, initially, leaving from usual Netanya parking lot by Oren's home and heading out through the neighborhood to the 57 and then up to Hwy 4. I headed south for a little bit before turning around at a gas station, riding counter to traffic flow for this little stretch to get back to the 57, not so safe feeling. Then it was back to starting spot, waiting a couple of minutes for Oren to show up, then riding over to meet Slavik and head back the same way. Only we turned north and rode up to the 581, which is becoming a familiar road. Oren's pace on this ride was faster than he had been riding recently, so I generally rode at his pace, occasionally faster on the little climbs. On the northbound stretch of the 581, we rode in a pace line, the three of us, and that was generally faster. Up to the 574 for a very small climb before we turned onto the 6403, which is a nice little stretch of road. Over to the 65, which we took back to Hwy 4. Here, I dialed my pace back, since Slavik was falling back and I didn't want to lose contact with him. We rode at a more moderate pace back through Hadera, then a little faster for the rest of the section on Hwy 4, but it was disjointed, not very organized in rotating through leads. Back to the 57, staying on it a little longer to ride over to Landower for a quick break before returning to the starting point. Legs felt fine at the end of this 50 mile ride, but I was hungry. Again, I need to figure out a plan for fueling during longer rides.
MapMyRide app on my phone hasn't been working so well lately with auto starting and stopping. Luckly, Fitbit app is a good substitute.
Avg speed = 17.0 Total distance = 49.7 mi
Avg heartrate = 135 bpm
Total elevation gain = 1170'
https://www.fitbit.com/activities/exercise/25572366888
