final SMAR prep

well not exactly a prep, but a wind down and mental prep. saturday was another gorgeous day to be outside (luckily the rain held off till sunday). after tnt training in the morning (2 speedy 5-mile loops on the bike with running inbetween - to practice transitioning), i hung out at chicopee with my mtn biking friends. had a few nice loops with lisa, josh, & ape, and waved at clifford a few times. i took it easy, not wanting to push it too hard the week before a race and because i nearly passed out during the morning run - allergies still affecting me, causing my asthma to act up a bit. i think i got in about 15miles and definitely felt better than the last time i rode here (in the late fall??).

oh, i did have 1 nice crash on the final loop. i think my rear tire spun out on root and i went down somehow, knocking my left patella on a rock (ouch!) and simultaneously getting a cramp in my right calf (double ouch!) maybe though this is an omen: i crashed the week before NGAR and finished it... so maybe this will bring me luck for SMAR!