Ride with Oren from Netanya, with a start a little after 6:00 to try and avoid the heat. Out to Hwy 4, but we stayed on it only until we got to the turnoff for the Ruppin Academic Center, the 5711. It's a nice tree-lined road through residential area, and we stayed on it across the 57. At some point, it turned into the 5613, which we took to the 562, another nice road heading south. To the 553, heading west to Hwy 4 for a short stretch to get to the 551. This took us to the turnoff to ride toward and through Bnei Zion, which we had ridden before. Back onto the 551, where there were several other riders pushing the pace, causing us to increase our pace to try and match them. Partially successful, as two of the riders got out ahead that I couldn't close the distance. This road drops down to parallel Hwy 2, which we rode north to the EuroStop area for a coffee break. It was starting to heat up by now, so after the break we headed back to the starting point, riding on Hwy 2 until the next exit, then taking surface streets to get back. Felt pretty good on this ride, which wasn't too tough, moderate pace and no real elevation changes to speak of.
Avg speed = 15.7 mph. Total mileage = 33.4 mi
Avg heartrate = 133 bpm
Total elevation gain = 1030'
https://www.mapmyride.com/workout/4293280783
https://www.fitbit.com/activities/exercise/31144948201
