Less than 24 hours!

It is now less than 24 hours until the start of the marathon. Last night Ben & I went to Richmond to pick up my race number, t-shirt, and goodie bag. It was a less than pleasant drive due to the weather (company was fine, it rain and gusts of wind that were not). Once we got there we guessed as to what was a parking spot since the dark and rain obscured the lines. Much like the midwest winters, you just find some other cars and park next to them.

Inside the arena was just a huge area for picking stuff up. That was the first time it really hit me as to how many people were doing this. I'm used to races of a few hundred to the max of 3000 where the packet pick up is in a store or church. This race has over 15,000 people registered (between the 3 distances) so it makes sense they need a much larger space.

In addition to picking up the race stuff, we spent some time wandering the displays and shops. There were promotions for other races, sponsors had booths, shops with running apparel, and a couple of food places.

So now I have everything I need for tomorrow. Just need to make sure I eat well, rest, and I should be good to go.

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As a follow up to the weather/state of emergency, it does look like it will clear up by tomorrow but still be humid.