Wow!  What a fun few weeks to be a mountain biker.  Alison flew into town on a Friday afternoon and went for a long ride with Roz.  I picked her up bright and early on Saturday and we drove 3 hours out to Hancock, MA for Pedrosfest.  Alison bonded with my iPod, declared herself a motion-induced narcoleptic (although my extreme extraversion only let her sleep for 1/2 hour of the 3-hour ride) and took in the beauty of the Massachussetts Turnpike.  We had 2 extremely successful clinics followed by rides led by Alison to apply the new skills.  The weather was gorgeous and we gave away a ton of *free* LUNA products over the 3-day event.  On the last day, Alison and some of the Chix (and one dude) went for a ride and the bottom dropped out of the sky!  Alison had a blast slipping and sliding all over the mountain and declared it the best part of the weekend.  I think the best part was eating sauteed broccoli in the North End with her at the end of a long weekend.

We all met back up at NORBA Nationals in Vermont for more clinics and lots of racing.  Our Boston team represented with Anne, Dawn and Roz all with podium finishes.  Congrats to Roz who is the national Super D champ!  Also congrats go out to our friends Teri and Serene who placed 1 & 2 in the beginner cross country category.  In our down time, we worked with Alison to teach 2 more clinics with outstanding attendance.  Alison is a great teacher and throughout the 2 weekends, she worked with over 100 mtn bikers on really important skills like cornering and getting behind the saddle for steep, technical descents.  Other highlights from NORBA was getting to say hi to the Chix from the pro team who were racing in various categories.  Marla, Shonny, Georgia and newcomber Chloe all finished on the podium during the weekend. 

Pictures of the clinics can be found at: http://bostonlunachix.shutterfly.com/action/?a=0IauGLhq2aMXHg