After no success in organizing a ride with either Zvika or Oren, I ended up riding solo on a simple route, out Ben Zvi and the 44 to the 38 and then south. I started out a little faster than usual, given the planned length of the ride. About 30-40 minutes into the ride, I started to feel an occasional raindrop. It got a little more noticeable on the climbing section of the 44, but at that point it didn't really get to the point where the road was wet enough to raise a rooster tail. I briefly considered heading back, but it wasn't really raining yet, so I continued. This was the periodic situation for the rest of the ride, never real rain, more very light sprinkles and evidence on the road toward the end of recent heavier rain that made the road wet. All things considered, it helped out by keeping the weather cool. I rode on the 38 out to a little past mile 38, coming up to a minor hill crest and turning around at that point. The ride back on the 38 was pretty nice, mostly downhill with just a couple of short, steeper climbing spots. Toward the end of the ride, I noticed that my watch had run out of battery, which was really frustrating (only a partial workout summary shown below, not sure where the average speed came from). There were also a couple of times where my cyclocomputer quit registering speed, on faster downhills, where the magnet sensor got pushed up the spoke. Again, frustrating. Finally, the workout from MapMyRide didn't sync, so I had to enter it manually, which was a minor pain. May be time finally to move to Strava. Alas, these are truly first-world problems. Home via Bloomfield Stadium, finishing ride before I walked my bike across Yerushalayeem. This was the first ride during my training where I didn't feel like I ran out of energy during the ride. I was slower toward the end and didn't have as much push in my legs as I would have wanted, but I felt generally okay. No real issues with leg muscles, even when I stood up to push harder at times.
Avg speed = 16.3 mph. Total mileage = 77.0 mi
Avg heartate = 147 bpm (est.)
Total elevation gain = 4320'
https://www.mapmyride.com/workout/3867518161/
https://www.fitbit.com/activities/exercise/26253404565
