Race For Life (I RAN 5k!!!)

We did it!!!! This Wednesday night a crowd of us (well there were thousands there altogether) ran and walked 5k for Cancer Research. It was the perfect weather and we raised a lot of money running along together in beautiful parkland. It made me laugh to myself, as it was all women. If you wanted to run through a crowd of slower movers, everyone was so polite..."excuse me, thank you, so sorry, are you alright", how funny! If it had been men, they would just have barged on through without even a grunt! Every time I felt like stopping, I would think of my mum and it would make me have a little sprint! It was so inspiring, reading the signs on people's backs. There was even a lady running for "my father in law who passed away yesterday". How brave was she? I had a tissue tucked in my waistband as I knew there would be some really sad stories, and sure enough there were. But it made us all run harder and faster for those that we remembered or who were going through treatment.





We had a big picnic afterwards, which was maybe the best bit!!! Nothing like a crowd of primary school teachers to organise a good spread!!!!!



The next day I was a little achey, but managed a jazzercise class ok, and ran yesterday. I think my legs have given up complaining now and decided to suffer in silence. I have got the bug for it now and we are running a local 3k in August and then hoping to do a 10k for Cancer Research in the Autumn.

I'm of to the gym now to run some more and then I'm finishing 28thrirty, only 4 rows to go!

The 70s Ardvark

28thirty is really coming along now. As you can probably tell from the photo, I made a lot of modifications. The sleeve is the main one, as I wanted it to be flared as I thought it would suit the style and the stitch well, and I am really pleased with how it's turned out. It looks a bit 70s inspired, don't you think? I am 3/4 of the way down the second sleeve and have got the buttons to sew on. Hopefully some FO pics to follow soon.

Tonight is my Race For Life . I am feeling nervous, but know I'll be glad to have run it when it's over. We're thinking about doing the 10k one in the Autumn (gulp!) We are having a picnic afterwards as there is a crowd of us and we all have something to bring. My thing is pizza. I have eaten what won't fit in the box and am now regretting it. Let's hope I don't see it again later......if you know what I mean!!!

Wish me luck!!!! I think I'll need it!

Race for Life

Did you notice the sponsor me button on the right? The terrible trio are running the race for life on 25th June. Hopefully it won't be quite as wet and cold as the run we did in January. My trainers have only just dried out!

Feel free to mosey on over to the site and sponsor me, it all helps in the fight against breast cancer. But please don't feel obliged.

On the knitting front, I have ad a small disaster with the cable bag. I ordered 7 balls for it in February, and only 5 came. I called them, but forgot that I never did receive them....until I finished the 5 balls last night and was looking for more, and it dawned on me. I rang them at Drops this morning and they were really helpful. BUT they only have 1 ball in the dyelot left and the colour difference is dramatic. Brian said he will send me 2 and hopefully I can finish the bag with the matching 1 and do the handle with the different 1. We shall see.

Today I am planning to put a load of clothes on ebay and cast on for 28thirty in the cascade 220 I have a lot of! Purple, I think.

Moth and New CO Update

Thank you for all your advice regarding my (unwelcome) house guests. I have taken action.....I have bought some sealable plastic bags and some cedar wood hearts and if they can get through that lot to my stash, good luck to them!!

I still haven't been able to bring myself to look and see if I have been infiltrated, I may as well save the surprise of that for when the bags come and I can sort it all out properly.

In the depression of it all, I have cast on Garter Toes which I found on Ravelry as a free download. I am using Mirasol Hacho in blue, which feels lovely and cottony.



This picture is a good representation of the colour too. Here they are in progress, although they are a little bit longer now as this was taken yesterday..



They do look a bit pointed on the end, but I am trying not to think about that.

Today, 2 of my sisters ran the Race for Life 5km for Breast Cancer Research. They ran it in memory of my mum, Chrissie, who went to live in heaven in 1997 and has been unable to get a flight back since she went! They both did so well, especially Rozi, who has also lost 2 stone in the process of her training, and she looked amazing today. Here she is, well, the back of her, looking demurely over her shoulder!!!


On the 25th of June, me and 2 sisters and some friends are running the same thing, and I will have my mum on my back too!

She would have said we were mad!