I had my final tri of the summer this past weekend. It was a really great race and was nice to have the venue in our backyard! I didn't make Chris go, but had a great group of ladies to hang out with thanks to my training friend Erin. I was very happy with my times although I still have some work to do with the run. I finished the 450m swim in 8:06 min and was 60 out of 616! I finished the 17 mi bike ride in 58:09, so below my goal of one hour. I did the 5K run in 31:21 Min, so I little better the my last one. My final time was 1:41:53. I placed 170 out of 616, so not too bad considering it was in Boulder.
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Sunday, August 8, 2010
It has been a while since I did a post. I have some catching up to do. This was a really fun week. My parents flew out on July 31st and were in town for the Tri for the Cure on August 1st. It was a great race day. I still struggle with the run, but I had a really strong finish in the swim and bike! We had a really great time with my parents!!
Monday, July 5, 2010
Happy Fourth!
I hope everyone had a Happy Fourth of July! We went up to a 'Twang Fest in Gold Hill for the day. It was a really fun time. We arrived in time to see the parade, get some food, and hear some fun music. Speaking of food, we found some real deal "soul food" in Denver last weekend. We were in Denver and checked out a restaurant I had read about in a magazine. The owner is from Anniston, AL. They had pig feet, ox tails, frog legs, catfish...we just stuck to fried chicken, which was a great awesome!
Monday, June 21, 2010
Telluride Bluegrass Festival
On Wednesday night, we headed towards Telluride to go to the 37th Bluegrass Festival. We made a side trip to Silverton and Ouray via the Million Dollar Highway. This was our first trip to the San Juan mountains and it was awesome!
The festival was perfect....sunny skies, fun friends, great crowd, and awesome music! On Thursday, we made it to the festival grounds in time to see Dave Rawlings Machine, Del McCoury Band, and then Alison Krauss & Union Station. We then left to go see Josh Ritter play a late night show at a bar in town. It was a cold bike ride back to the camp and I am glad we brought the Motrin PM because it was a rowdy campground well until the early morning hours!
On Friday, we made it to the ground about 11:00 AM and found a spot near the trash...there was no smell and the view wasn't bad! Chris really liked the band 18 South. We left for a while then came back to see Hot Rize and then the Court Yard Hounds, which is the sisters from The Dixie Chicks. They put on a good show. Lyle Lovett was next and he really had the crowd going. We were all pretty tired from a long day in the sun so we headed back to the camp.
Saturday was my favorite day! Chris and I woke up early and headed to town to get in line for the "tarp run". People get in line for it starting at 10:00 PM the night before...craziness. They pass out numbers for the first 550 people, but we didn't make that cut. We did manage to get a good spot, headed to the high school for a $4 shower, then ate some lunch and went back to the festival. We saw Jerry Douglas' set and the Imelda Ray from Ireland had the crowd on their feet singing some Johnny Cash. We met up with some Boulder friends and enjoyed some happy hour margaritas. It was a nice break from the sun. We headed back to see Yonder Mountain String Band, Bela Fleck and the Sam Bush Band, which was one of the best sets all weekend. The night ended with one of our favorites...Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. They ended about 12:30 AM and we didn't make it back to camp until 2:00 AM. The bus ride to camp was very entertaining to say the least!
Sunday was another great day. Chris and I went early to see The Drepung Monks perform. It was entertaining and educational in regards to the issues of Tibet. The next group we saw was the Carolina Chocolate Drops. They play traditional "porch music". It was very entertaining! The day just kept getting better with the Punch Brothers featuring Chris Thile (from Nickle Creek), Bradi Carlile, and then Mumford & Sons. They were beyond awesome! Brian and I scored third row seats for it. They had the whole place on their feet when they played "Hey Jude", which was fitting since they are from England! We headed back to camp after that since we were all tired. We ran out of Motrin PM, but luckily Amanda had some Advil PM. Good thing, because the camp jam sessions lasted well past 3:00 AM.
This is such a great festival and I look forward to going back!
The festival was perfect....sunny skies, fun friends, great crowd, and awesome music! On Thursday, we made it to the festival grounds in time to see Dave Rawlings Machine, Del McCoury Band, and then Alison Krauss & Union Station. We then left to go see Josh Ritter play a late night show at a bar in town. It was a cold bike ride back to the camp and I am glad we brought the Motrin PM because it was a rowdy campground well until the early morning hours!
On Friday, we made it to the ground about 11:00 AM and found a spot near the trash...there was no smell and the view wasn't bad! Chris really liked the band 18 South. We left for a while then came back to see Hot Rize and then the Court Yard Hounds, which is the sisters from The Dixie Chicks. They put on a good show. Lyle Lovett was next and he really had the crowd going. We were all pretty tired from a long day in the sun so we headed back to the camp.
Saturday was my favorite day! Chris and I woke up early and headed to town to get in line for the "tarp run". People get in line for it starting at 10:00 PM the night before...craziness. They pass out numbers for the first 550 people, but we didn't make that cut. We did manage to get a good spot, headed to the high school for a $4 shower, then ate some lunch and went back to the festival. We saw Jerry Douglas' set and the Imelda Ray from Ireland had the crowd on their feet singing some Johnny Cash. We met up with some Boulder friends and enjoyed some happy hour margaritas. It was a nice break from the sun. We headed back to see Yonder Mountain String Band, Bela Fleck and the Sam Bush Band, which was one of the best sets all weekend. The night ended with one of our favorites...Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. They ended about 12:30 AM and we didn't make it back to camp until 2:00 AM. The bus ride to camp was very entertaining to say the least!
Sunday was another great day. Chris and I went early to see The Drepung Monks perform. It was entertaining and educational in regards to the issues of Tibet. The next group we saw was the Carolina Chocolate Drops. They play traditional "porch music". It was very entertaining! The day just kept getting better with the Punch Brothers featuring Chris Thile (from Nickle Creek), Bradi Carlile, and then Mumford & Sons. They were beyond awesome! Brian and I scored third row seats for it. They had the whole place on their feet when they played "Hey Jude", which was fitting since they are from England! We headed back to camp after that since we were all tired. We ran out of Motrin PM, but luckily Amanda had some Advil PM. Good thing, because the camp jam sessions lasted well past 3:00 AM.
This is such a great festival and I look forward to going back!
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Float Trip - Green River in Utah
We left on Thursday night and headed towards Utah to do a float trip down the Green River. We made it to the Island Reach campground just before Grand Junction about 12:30 AM. It was an happening place and we soon realized it was because it was so windy no one could sleep. We made it to the drop in Friday mid-day then waited several hours while the vehicles were driven to Mineral Bottom. We made it in the water that afternoon and it was VERY windy. It was a challenge with the raft and we were a little scared. However, the rest of the weekend was warm and sunny with no much wind, so we were able to float and really enjoy the river. It was a very fun group and it was a great weekend!
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Just an Update
There hasn't been too much activity to report here in Boulder. It has been a very cold and wet spring. The temperatures have been unseaonable low and it keeps snowing! Hopefully, this is the end of it and spring will be here to stay. We had tickets to an outdoor music festival and campout, but skipped it on Friday and Saturday due to the weather. I am glad we did since there were tornadoes in the area on Saturday night.
Happy Birthday Mom! Get Better Soon Dad!
Happy Birthday Mom! Get Better Soon Dad!
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Saturday Happenings
The weather hasn't been able to make up its mind...it keeps going from warm and sunny to cold and even snowing. I am ready for Spring to stay! It has been a fun week with Ms. Slaughter in town. On Saturday, we met up for breakfast while Chris was climbing. He had a great time doing his first climb at Eldorado near our house. I went with Melisa and some other friends to watch the Derby. I made a couple of "Derby Pies" that were goooooooood.
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