We Survived!

Here we are, approaching the finish line of the Steamboat Half Marathon in 2:28 and change. Our goal was just to finish, and anything under 2:30 was gravy. Well, bring on the potatoes folks, cuz we've got gravy. I have to say that is the best I've ever felt coming over the finish line of a half marathon. Jill is a good influence on me! Thanks to Diana Dettmering for the photo. Hey, we sort of look synchronized don't we?

The day before the race we drove the course to get a feel for the lay of the land. Jill was pretty nervous after doing this but I thought it gave me a much better idea of what was coming and eliminated worrying about hills that weren't there or weren't as big as I would have imagined them. All in all the race was a lot easier than I expected. They could certainly have used more porta potties but that seems to be a personal problem rather than a group problem. Suffice it to say that there are several areas along Hwy 129 where the vegetation will thrive!

So now that this is out of the way I need to start riding my bike more. I've been able to get a few rides in this week but the hardest thing I've done is Vail Pass. I'm going to suffer on Ride the Rockies as my saddle butt is not ready for a week of 70+ mileage day after day. And I certainly didn't need this bad weather break I'm taking today. The forecast is for snow over 9000 feet. So far all we're seeing is sporadic rain but it's cool and not ideal riding weather. It's always something.

With all this running and riding my sewing and draping projects have fallen by the wayside. I'm in the process of trying to create, or more accurately, recreate, an apron I saw in San Diego this spring. The thing that was unique about it was the use of tulle. I'm a big fan of tulle in any application so of course I fell hard for these aprons. However, the $100 price tag was a big buzzkill. I tried to take a photo of it without getting caught by the store owner and fell quite short of successful. You can't see a dang thing. So, now I've been reduced to creating/recreating my own masterpiece. I've got it draped so the next step is to transfer it to a paper pattern and then I can start working in the fabric and .....tulle. I love love love tulle.

I was also planning to make myself a new dress for the 180th Birthday Bash but I'm running out of time on that one. It's a week from Saturday. I don't work that fast. I'll be lucky to have one apron done by then and it's a birthday present for Penny. A small token of my regret for forgetting her 60th birthday. I'm a bad bad friend.