10 days. Well, technically 9 days and some change.
Aw snap, shit’s getting reeeeaaaalllllll…..!!!!
Since I’ve been so lax on this bloggy, maybe I’ll try to do a ten day countdown.
TEN:
So here we go, this girl got some new kicks (old and new photos below). Dan and I attempted to get our feet evaluated tonight at the Asics Foot ID thigamajig, but they wouldn’t let us since it was too close to closing, but I bought new shoes (and shorts and socks…) regardless. Jury is still out on if I’ll race in them next weekend. *They* say you should give yourself 3 weeks before racing in new shoes, but I’m a rule breaker. Dan and I are running double digits this weekend and Chris and I are hopefully doing a longish run between the weekend and the race so I’ll decide after those miles.
Everything is shaping up:
- I have my bib #, 4082‚ which is very nice since 8 is my favorite number.
- I’m in the green corral, which is the third corral from the start so hopefully I won’t spend too much time dodging and weaving.
- I confirmed my hotel room and apparently I’m in a handicap room. Which is fine, but odd as it wasn’t my request. I told them they could change it since I obviously don’t need it‚ maybe it’s slightly bigger.
- Dinner reservations have been made for the night before.
- Plans to meet up with friends Thursday through Sunday are falling into place. And I just sent Nate this text: “Hey, remember when we went to see Ryan “play” and I drank too much and we listened to Ben Folds on the way home and then the highway started spinning and you had to pull over on 95 and I puked on the side of the interstate and on or around your shoes? Fergies. Yeah, Morita, Moses, etc and I will be there while I’m in Philly so you should come too.” Heh, totally forgot about that.
- Outfit has been chosen and washed and just needs to be packed.
- And lastly, my nerves are very high. My confidence is very low due to loss of miles and my chronically sore ankle‚ just a few more runs to go and 26.2 to go before I’m officially a marathoner. Yay.
** I’ll post more details and nonsense as the day approaches‚ need to think of 9 more themes…!
Here are my dingy, dirty, well loved old kicks:
and my new, sleek, crush. swoon:
