After the Rock2Rock 10k Friday night, I did a road bike ride with my friend, Deb, and a group of dudes from Hickory. They were a fun group to ride with- very laid back, and a lot of the guys were mtn bikers too, so I felt completely at home. In fact, a handful of them had raced the Burn 24 hour just the last weekend… which was cool because then I got to hear some stories about the racing at Burn.

We rode from Valle Crucis to Mountain City, TN, then to Damascus, VA back through Mountain City, TN and then up 421 back into Valle Crucis.

It was one of the longest road rides I’ve done in a looong time… 85 miles or so. I’m thinking my burn out with the road bike is finally sub-siding… which is a good thing.

Deb and I got in the creek afterwards to soak our legs. That felt good! It took me a while to get in. Deb just plops in the cold water like it’s nothing!!!

Then we went to eat at Black Cat Burrito, and dropped by Stick Boy Bakery for some take-home goodies.

A mountain bike ride in Wilson’s Creek is on tap today… Can’t wait.