Saturday was a very pleasant, long day. My friend Deb Elliott and her husband Bryan came up to Boone to meet the group, along with several others from various places across the state. We rode a nice modified BSG route in Boone, and then I swam in the lake when I got back from the ride with a few other people. The evening was spent laughing and eating and laughing and eating some more. 

Apparently I’ve got some pretty dirty bikes, because I was made fun of when my bikes were being run over. Oh well. I’ve always said, “I ride the bikes, I don’t clean the bikes.” You know, if it rolls, that’s all I care about. (and not necessarily the best policy, but I can’t seem to break this habit)

Sunday I woke up and hit the Overmountain Victory Trail… running this time. I did my first long run in a few months. I’ve been careful to not aggravate my left hip, an injury that caused me to double over in pain after Long Course Tri Worlds last year. It was a great run. No pain, and that made me really happy.

I went for another swim in the lake afterwards, and then Joe came up to the cabin in the afternoon. We went on a nice mountain bike ride together. The Burn 24 hour race had just finished up, and people were leaving the trails. It was really nice to go in and just follow the marked course loop for the race and not have to worry about looping things together. We just rode, and it was wonderful biking with him.

Symba stayed in the car in the shade while we rode, and afterwards all three of us took a short dip in the lake before driving to my parents’ house. Symba was really funny trying to swim out to us. He’s got pretty short little legs, but managed alright in the water.

We ended the day with a nice family cookout and TCBY for me. YAY! I had been craving some frozen dessert all weekend… and it was nice to finally get my fix. I’m spoiled.