The day could not have been more beautiful. It was a bit on the cool side in the morning, but manageable. The medal is absolutely gorgeous!! My daughter wore it all through lunch. The fact that I am running is having quite an impact on her. She now asks to run with me and while we're driving around in the car she notices every runner and yells out, 'there is a runner mom.' Interestingly, I notice every runner on the street too. After reading the book Chi Running I watch every running to gauge their form.
I was very impressed with how well this race was run.....the wait line for the check bags was half a minute! the free water bottles, Gatorade, muffins and bananas were great at the end. The reviews I had read about it had mentioned something about it being ultra crowded, it was, but not more than any other races I've run. The spectators and the volunteers were funny and very peppy, made me think I should sign up to volunteer for the Marine Corps Marathon, since I missed the deadline to run in it. I also thought of maybe taking at a crack at being one of those photographers.
