And so two weekends ago (May 6, 2012), I grabbed hubs, my camera, and a corduroy skirt (I have no tweed! Must fix pronto!!!) and was finally able to embrace the magnificent event known as the Tweed Run . Guess what... it was even better than I could have imagined!!! Hubs and I have decided to enter the lottery for next year and will start buying tweed just in case. Oh this is also the perfect excuse to get this bicycle Ive been eyeing... yes I know, this means I will have to get over my fear of riding in the city... gulp!
Just a couple of things I learned:
The Tweed Run happens only once a year in London and once a year In New York...
It was founded by one man's love for tweed...
It is a lottery entry so keep those fingers crossed...
It is in fact not a run but rather a ride...
The route is kept very hush hush and even the riders don't know it (someone obviously leads)...
They stop at the Imperial War Museum at 1pm for a tea break...
It is just fantastically one of the most amazing things to spectate amazing...
Everyone, and I mean EVERYONE wears tweed!!!
***Today I am thankful for bicycles from all eras... so many beauties to choose from!!!***
Great post, I was there too and indeed we were lucky to get in as I think there were 3000 entries for 500 places. The best way to keep an eye on future Tweed Runs is to like their Facebook page on http://www.facebook.com/TweedRun
ReplyDeleteAwe so glad you got a place! It was such a great event to spectate, I can only imagine how much fun it must have been to partake in! Have liked them on FB and now to practice riding a bicycle on London city streets for next years (finger's crossed!) Tweed Run!!! -JB.
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