Day before...

It is officially "Marathon Weekend" at the Luckie house. There are balloons, signs, crafts, markers, shoes and running gear spread all over the house. This marathon has taken over! Patrick thinks that I may be boarding on obsessive? Really?! Well, there is definitely a lot of energy in the air. Is it nerves, anticipation, fear or all of the above.

So, yesterday was the Running Expo. For those non-runners, an Expo is where you go to get your bib number, a free race tshirt, fill up on testers, free garb and my favorite part... LAST MINUTE SHOPPING! Which lead to the purchase of a new running top and hat. Yes I know, you aren't suppose to wear something new on race day but I just couldn't help myself. The big news is that I am runner BIB #494! We had to go to this wall to find our last name and corresponding bib number. The 5K list was huge, 10K similar, Half list was getting smaller and then the FULL list... very tiny. Although easy to find my name. Do they know something I don't?

The freebies were a bit disappointed mostly because I missed lunch and there wasn't a stitch of food in the race kit. Not even free peanuts! The vendors at the EXPO were not as impressive as Scotia's Waterfront but... I guess it will have to do. Probably much better for the pocket book anyways. But, the best part of the day with the exception of the cute shirt... was a good nights sleep! (hich is very important to me as most of you know.) Not expecting the same tonight.

Now that takes us to today. Today began with an 8am 3K run. Yes, I did say 3K. It was the taper run which is supposedly in the program to remind your legs how to work, but in my opinion I think its main purpose is to run off race day jitters. Which it did, sort of. (Except that I can hear my good friend JoAnne's voice in my head counting hours now.) JoAnne stop counting!

Oh and the much anticipated wind test? Well, wind trials took place this morning. It started with me getting out of the car with the balloons and getting violently whacked in the face. BUT! There was unusually strong winds today, no? We shall see tomorrow after a bit of re-engineering. Hoping that by changing the string and providing further support with safety pins may aid better results tomorrow. The safety pins better not wreck my new shirt! Lys did make me laugh when she said "Nice! The balloon says YES THIS IS MY FIRST MARATHON, like yes it's my first therefore I feel it justifies me making myself as annoying as possible"

Now, what's left on the agenda? It's 3:00. I have to go and pick up new contacts, the boys and I have to put up 9 signs with hope that 1.) No one takes them down 2.) Disfigures them or 3) That Kristopher and I don't get charged for putting up unregistered signs in a residential area. Then home for Lasagna dinner and a good nights sleep. 5:00 Wake up call.

Ipods loaded!
Till next time.
Meg