On Saturday, after we finished up at the Feed the Children event, we loaded up with the other Rock ‘n’ Bloggers and headed over to the race expo, which is always lots of fun. We had been up since really early that morning but still wanted to make time to take a few pictures and see what the various vendors had to offer. I always enjoy the feeling of excitement that you can sense when you’re there the night before a big race. We also saw several familiar faces from back home while we were there!
With my race bib and ready to run 26.2!
Jason with his race bib at the expo.
After picking up our numbers and making a few rounds through the expo, we decided that even though it was a little early for dinner, we were ready to go eat and get back to our hotel. It’s always our tradition to eat at Dragos the night before the race, so of course, that’s where we went. (Their charbroiled oysters and seafood pasta are great!!!)
We headed back to our hotel – this time in a cab – to rest up and prepare for the next day. I was in my pj’s by 6:30, which was absolutely the best feeling in the world! After we laid our gear and fuel out for the next morning, we settled in for one last inspiring movie before the race – Spirit of the Marathon. If you haven’t watched this movie before, you’re really missing out on some big time inspiration!! Oh, and if you can get through this movie without a lump in your throat or a couple of tears shed, well…then you’re a lot tougher than me, lol! 🙂
Here’s a sneak peak:
It’s definitely a marathon eve movie! (By the way, Spirit of the Marathon 2 is also available now and it’s great too!) When the movie was over, we were ready to head off to sleep with dreams of PR’s dancing in our heads…and also a very early wake up call at 4:45am.
My marathon day recap is coming up in my next post and I can’t wait to tell you about it!! (Hint: I’ve been working really hard to redeem my horrible marathon finish time from last year. I made a lot of changes and they weren’t all easy ones – but, in the end, they were worth it! 😉 )
Do you have a pre-race night tradition (like watching a certain movie or eating at a particular restaurant) like we do? Share it with me!
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