First ride in about a month, spending my days mostly at home, including working from home. I have been getting my 10000 steps every day starting on March 25. It seems like it's been a much longer time than a month since I rode.
On this day, I rode over to Mark Cook's place, and we rode the bike trail and surface streets all the way down to Rishon LeTsiyon West, where we headed east to Sderot Maryland, turning here and riding down it until we came to a security gate. Turned around, then rode by the amusement park and Haberfeld Stadium. The road was under construction, and we had to ride for about 30 m through loose sand and gravel before getting back onto the feeder road, which led us to the 4311. We headed toward Palmahim, but I proposed turning around a couple of miles in, since I was concerned about running out of gas. On the way back, Mark got out ahead of me, riding with another guy who was faster than me. I couldn't keep up, so I kept my pace and eventually Mark stopped and waited for me. We kept on Sderat Tashah into Rishon, turning onto the 412 and riding through downtown, connecting to the 44. The wind helped generally on the way back, and I could feel some tightness in my legs, so I was glad for the assistance. Made it back okay to Mark's place, it was just the right distance and effort for my first ride after the layoff.
Later, Ann and I rode over to Levinsky Market to walk around while there was an open house in the apartment. We ate out for the first time in quite a while for me, then we rode the long way over to the Tel Aviv marina by Gordon Pool to see the sailboats, then home.
Avg speed = 16.6 mph. Total mileage = 31.6 mi
Avg heartrate = 150 bpm
Total elevation gain = 1040'
https://www.mapmyride.com/workout/4232771527
https://www.fitbit.com/activities/exercise/30748273260
