picking in at the same time. It's possible we ate some berries too. :)
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Amazing Berry Goodness!
picking in at the same time. It's possible we ate some berries too. :)
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Monday, July 25, 2011
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Finished!!! HC 110.
You might notice my blog title says 110 instead of 100....that was a
fun surprise at the end of the race!
More later - i'm headed to bed. Thanks for all the well wishes pre-race!
Friday, July 22, 2011
On The Way - HC100!!
morning. Packet pick up and the mandatory racers meeting are this
afternoon - and tomorrow at 5:30 a.m. I'll head out on my 100-mile
ride. Fun! The weather is supposed to be beautiful, but a bit hot
(~87!!). Hopefully I'll get a picture to post up after the fact.
Monday, July 18, 2011
One Lucky Lady
my 100-miler on Saturday. He overhauled my bike today - and then spent
a good chunk of time drawing out the course on a large map so I could
see exactly where in going. He's the best!!!
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Sewn Pants in Action!
Earlier this year I made a couple pairs of pants for various friends of ours having babies - and the little guys are now big enough to fit into them! I love getting pictures of the stuff I've made IN USE. It's super fun to see - and these three are such a group of cuties!
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| Avery - chilling in blue floral |
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| Jackson in action - check out that belly! |
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| Sweet Ella - looking just like Katy. |
Friday, July 8, 2011
July 4th Weekend in Bend
Thor and I rolled out to Bend this past weekend to camp with buds Emily & Sarah, race the Bend Super D, and relax in the sun. We had a fantastic time camping - and as an added bonus Thor won his race on Sunday!
My race went well too - right up until the very end. I was have a great race for me and was feeling really good about my speed heading into the final section of tight single track....where I ran into a junior racer who flat out refused to get out of my way!! I asked if I could go around him, and he said "No" (wha!?? who says that anyways?) - I had no idea what to do. I totally didn't want to be 'that jerk' that rages over the top of a younger race mid-race and knocks them off the trail (this kid was probably about 11) - but at the same time he was going SO SLOW and was totally ruining the end of my race. As we came into the final hill I tried to go around him and he swerved to block me! It was unreal. There were spectators yelling 'let her by!' and 'move over!' - but he kept saying 'NO!'. Argh - it was SO incredibly frustrating - I was practically in tears by the time I crossed the finish line. I probably lost about 30 seconds behind him and ended up missing the podium by 1 second - I was really bummed. A couple of people saw the end of the race and came up to me afterwards to say how sorry they were, but unfortunately none of that changes my official time which landed me in 4th overall. I also lost series points - so that was a tough pill to swallow as well.
My race went well too - right up until the very end. I was have a great race for me and was feeling really good about my speed heading into the final section of tight single track....where I ran into a junior racer who flat out refused to get out of my way!! I asked if I could go around him, and he said "No" (wha!?? who says that anyways?) - I had no idea what to do. I totally didn't want to be 'that jerk' that rages over the top of a younger race mid-race and knocks them off the trail (this kid was probably about 11) - but at the same time he was going SO SLOW and was totally ruining the end of my race. As we came into the final hill I tried to go around him and he swerved to block me! It was unreal. There were spectators yelling 'let her by!' and 'move over!' - but he kept saying 'NO!'. Argh - it was SO incredibly frustrating - I was practically in tears by the time I crossed the finish line. I probably lost about 30 seconds behind him and ended up missing the podium by 1 second - I was really bummed. A couple of people saw the end of the race and came up to me afterwards to say how sorry they were, but unfortunately none of that changes my official time which landed me in 4th overall. I also lost series points - so that was a tough pill to swallow as well.
Anyhow - despite the disappointing finish to my race I had fun anyways - and the rest of the weekend was great. Here are a collection of pictures from the weekend:
Some great pictures that Thor found online - I think the second picture is the best!
Some great pictures that Thor found online - I think the second picture is the best!
- http://www.steveheinrichsphotography.com/Other/Bend-Super-D-2011/17906021_VMmGcx#1370594284_784DXnp
- http://www.steveheinrichsphotography.com/Other/Bend-Super-D-2011/17906021_VMmGcx#1370534083_zgSCT2M
- http://www.steveheinrichsphotography.com/Other/Bend-Super-D-2011/17906021_VMmGcx#1370533198_NcTk5ML
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| Victorious! The only picture of Thor post-win since we accidentally missed the podium call up. Oops. |
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| Reading in front of the camp fire - a must on every camping trip! |
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| Thor & I - clearly very excited for our fresh banana milkshakes! |
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| Great friends Sarah & Emily - with Thor and I in background |
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| Thor giving Seneca a 'lift' at the end of the long ride. She wagged her tail the whole way back to camp |
And lastly - here's a neat video with footage from the Hood River Super D that we did earlier this summer!
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