It’s the night before the BIGGEST RACE I have EVER PARTICIPATED in! The Baltimore Running Festival is tomorrow, and it is going to be crazy! The are expecting 30,000 people in Baltimore for the Festival and there is a full marathon, 1/2 marathon, 5K, and a relay. I am very excited to be part of all this, and I just can’t wait.
I went to pick up my packet and the experience was so different then all the other packet pick ups. This was HUGE. It was a Health and Fitness Expo in the Ravens Stadium, and thank goodness my dad came with me because I would have gotten lost. The expo was filled with booths and boutiques from EVERY running store and fitness store in the area. Charm City Run, One More Mile Running Apparel, Under Armor (of course), Bondi Bands, Fleet Feet, you name it, it was there. They had athletic wear, water bottles and bands, jewelry, stickers, magnets, nutritional supplements and foods and goos. I was getting so wrapped up in the stores that my dad had to focus me on the goal-pick up packet!
So we got my swag and number and went to the other end of the stadium to get my shirt. We also had some time to look around and get a few things. When I got home I laid everything out on my bed.
Here is the swag they give you for participating…
Here is the cute stuff I bought…
I saw this “Will Run for Wine” shirt a while back and I haven’t stopped thinking about it since. I thought it was perfect since I am a runner and wine consultant. They also had “Will Run for Beer”, “Will Run for Chocolate”, “Will Run for Coffee”, and “Will Run for Margaritas”. Chris thought I should have gotten the Margarita shirt since I was obsessed with them this summer. Maybe I’ll get that one next time. There were just so many cute things to buy, and I wanted them all. The shirts are from One More Mile Running Apparel and they were offering Free Shipping so maybe I will get the margarita shirt a little later.
Packet pick up was successful, and now I am at my parents house for the night since they live closer to Baltimore. I am just relaxing before an early morning tomorrow. Clothes are out and ready, Garmin is charging, and I am mentally preparing myself!
I was not hungry at all today. I only ate because I had too. I felt achy, and nauseous all day. The only thing that sounded appealing to me was frozen yogurt. So that is what I had. Snacks today were:
Ben and Jerry’s Fro Yo in Cherry Garcia. I actually liked the frozen yogurt BETTER than the ice cream. It was lighter and much more refreshing.
I also had 2-3 of these Crostini’s. This is a new crostini we were tasting at the store and they were so good I couldn’t stop myself. I loved the bits of kalmata olives in each cracker.
I spared you with pictures of dinner since it was just like my lunch. Except I had some pasta instead of spaghetti squash and added cauliflower. It wasn’t the fanciest of dinners, but it did the job. Can you tell I REALLY need to go grocery shopping?
AHH Can’t wait for tomorrow! Check back tomorrow night for a full race recap! Wish me luck!
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great swag! and i am lovin that shirt! haha i want the will run for beer shirt :] GOOD LUCK tomorrow!!!