I ran an honorary taper 3.5 miles in anticipation of tommorrow's big race. I'm totally psyching myself out about how cold it's going to be up the canyon, how slow I've been running lately, whether or not I will be able to breath in the wedding gown, and how many people will step on the train. Last night, I cut the whole front panel off the dress about 2 inches above the knees and left the long train. I fashioned a veil attached by a terry cloth headband, and have laminated the 'run away bride' sign for the back. Catherine, and Rachel are coming, Josse is coming, Walter is running. There are over 700 people signed up for this freak show. My kids are more excited than I am. After I cut the dress, I took it out for a test drive while my kids stood in the doorway watching me from the porch as I ran down the street. They thought it was hilarious. I've don't think I've ever done anything quite this stupid---intentionally anyway. I'm super good at doing stupid stuff un-intentionally. So this is a real breakthrough. | 