I debated about whether I wanted to pick up my runners packet on Friday or Saturday. I was going to be downtown today, but I thought that it would probably be even busier today. So I went downtown last night after work. I had gotten a heads up that parking was accross the street. When I got there, I turned in. The small parking lot was pretty full. The part I was in was full, but I managed to squeeze between a couple trucks (one parked awkwardly), and got to the other side and got a spot. I made my way into the building.
The expo was larger than last years. There were booths selling various brands of running shoes (Aasics, Mizuni, etc). There were booths selling running shirts, shorts, socks, hats, lumbar packs, and anything else you might want. There were booths promoting various other things too.
The packet pickup was in the back. There was one guy with three boxes of envelopes for the full, and a woman with a half dozen boxes of envelopes for the half. But I signed up for the full. I gave him my name, and he pulled my envelope. Another woman grabbed a shirt for me, and I put it into the bag.
There were a few other freebees. I grabbed a carabiner and tossed it in. I passed on the Snickers Marathon Bar. They are gross. I took a quick peek, and found my marathon runner’s number is 195.
I browsed a couple booths on my way. Nothing really jumped out, so I made my way back out to my car.

Posted by Rob in Whatever on September 15th, 2007 |