Running the Las Vegas Marathon in December looks like a possibility. I am training with that date as the target. I haven’t bought airline tickets or even scheduled the vacation yet. But I got a lot of vacation that I need to use. My dad should be around down there at that point. So I just need to figure out the dates that I want to go, and start getting things into motion. The race is on a Sunday, so I will probably want to get there a couple days earlier. I would normally fly down on a Saturday, but I think I will need to pick stuff up for the race earlier. I have to research it. I still need to figure out what kind of clothing I should wear. Maybe shorts and a shirt, covered with sweats that I can throw away? I don’t know. The race is supposed to start at 6am, and the website says the temperature is 50 degrees. But I am guessing it will warm up. They have some forums. I will probably go on there and ask, or read through the messages and see what people have to say about it. This would be my first marathon. Heck, it would be my first race of any kind, except for maybe gym class back in junior high school 25 years ago.

Posted by Rob in Running on September 8th, 2006 |