Unlike my previous Triple Crown adventure (2012) I've only taken one practice run in the Garden of the Gods this time around. Call it self-preservation. I know the course well enough and my knees won out over familiarizing myself with a course I already know, choosing softer trails instead. Still, I wanted to get in at least one 10-mile run before the Garden event June 8. So a little over a week ago I went to my favorite trail and did two trips around Spruce Mountain for a little over 10 miles and my body didn't object so I guess I'm good to go. Since then I've been "tapering." Best of luck to the rest of my Purple and Gold teammates on the pikespeaksports.us Triple Crown Runners! Don't feel obligated to wait around for me at the finish line...you might miss lunch.