With two weeks of rest from competition drawing to a close, the Harvard men's and women's track teams are ready to get back on their feet--literally.

Neither team has competed since the Heptagonal Championships two weeks ago at Columbia, and this could be a blessing or a curse. Chances are, it will be the former.

Tomorrow, the women will travel to Tufts for the New England Championships and the men will visit St. John's. Both the women and the men will be in individual competition.

Neither will field a complete team, as both these meets come during Harvard's reading period.

"Not many of us will be going on Saturday," said sophomore Marna Schutte." A lot of us have papers and projects that will prevent us from going."

Despite this numerical disadvantage, many of the Crimson's top performers will be donning their racing flats for one of the final races of the season in an effort to chase down a national qualifying time or a personal best.

The Crimson will only be sending about a half-dozen runners to New Englands. Among those who will compete are co-captain Heather Hanson and senior Lee Shearer, two members of the acclaimed 4x400m relay team. In addition, Schutte and junior Carrie McGraw will be in attendance.

"It's mainly an individual meet for us," Schutte said. "In order to go to New Englands, you need to qualify, so it is essentially for personal times."

One runner that will be sorely missed tomorrow is sophomore Brenda Taylor, a runner who has been making great strides for the Crimson all season. Notching by far the most points for her team at Heptagonals, Taylor ran and placed in five events, taking no lower than third in any of them.