If There's a Chill in the Air...

Going to bed Thursday night having seen the temp/weather forecast for Friday morning there was only one thing on my mind... Mistress Morning!!! Woke up with a grin, stuck my head outside, breathed in nice and deep the cool air, and exhaled with a huge smile on my face. There definitely had a scent of 'crossiness in the air and arm warmers were donned.

Dale and I saddled up for our double date and headed out west (and a little north) of Bolivar and took in some roads we hadn't seen in a year or two; just routine dirt/gravel winding paths that we are lucky to have so close. On the way back we caught sight of a 'Fronteir Town' (clip #2) someone had built in the middle of nowhere; goofy as it was it doesn't come close to the top 20 'odd' things we've seen. 2:15hrs and our ride was done. Is that Thor himself in the national colours in the picture?



Let's back up... Wednesday I played an hour and a half of basketball at SBU and later that evening I hopped on the rollers for 45min (it was pouring outside all day - finally) and Deb joined me on her trainer for a little quality spin time.

Thursday I got another good session of basketball at noon and some nice high cadence/tempo sets on the rollers for an hour (raining buckets again). Deb headed off to SGF for a girls night out with a friend.

This weekend Jake (Bolivar XC team) has their first meet at Springfield Lake bright and early Saturday morning and while he is still battling the whole respiratory thing coach is going to have him simply 'pack run' the team allowing him to get some 'race' feel in his legs without taxing his system too much. It is supposed to be nice and chilly in the morning so I'm interested to see how his lungs respond (we are thinking it is what he's been waiting for). We talked some last night and I really like his mental state of mind as he realized he must stay positive and take small steps in order to hopefully be in decent form come late October (Conference, Districts, and State).

After the meet we are heading off to STL for a huge Labor Day party with Deb's sister's husband's side of the family (I know, that sounded goofy, but that's the connection) that is absolutely a blast. Plan to take in a day of Gateway Cup viewing (not racing) and get the 'cross bike out for some trail driving on some local trails/parks.