All the folks I was supposed to ride with this weekend for the Wilderness Road Ride ended up not being able to go. I went solo anyway! Being friendly like I am, I did make friends with two other guys while out on the ride. Their names: "Bus Driver" Darren (or "B.D." for short) and a high school VP, David. Both men are from Elkin, N.C. and were good-humored and excellent pullers. It ended up being an excellent ride.
I followed the ride with a cool shower and an excellent dinner at the Texas Steakhouse where I ate a steak sizzler, sweet potato, West Texas Salad, four yummy yeast rolls, a 400 mg ibuprofen, washed down with unsweet iced tea! It's just about nap time, now ...
My stats for the ride ended up being:
- Route: Wilderness Road Ride (57 miles)
- CLIMBING: 3368.7 ft
- AVG SPEED: 15.4 mph
- RUN TIME: 04:01:53
- RUN DIST: 62 mi
- BEST PACE: 01:31/mi
- BEST SPEED: 39.3 mph
- CALORIES: 2813 cal
- REST TIME: 00:25:13
- REST DIST: 74.82 ft
- TOTAL TIME: 04:27:06
- TOTAL DIST: 62 mi
After the ride, David suggested the Tour de Nantahala on Sat. 11/03 as a good late-season ride. It does sound like it could be fun, but I bet it's COLD!
The details for Nantahala are below as found on the NCDOT Calendar of Events:
TOUR DE NANTAHALA, BRYSON CITY
Nantahala Outdoor Cemter
Kathy Alllison, 13077 Hwy 19 W., Bryson City, NC 28713
(828) 488-7176 x 485 • www.noc.com
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