Run the Bird! Part one...

I guess it is about time for me to discuss my latest marathon in Akron, OH. In preparation I ran as many hills as I could find in this "flat as a pancake" town. This proved somewhat for naught, but a good time was had.

We drove out on Friday, September 26th and within 8 hours or so we made the trip. It was quite uneventful except for the constant sightings of corn and soybeans. Upon arrival we checked into our rooms and made the block trek to packet pick-up. They had a blue tape line to follow around the expo to eventually get to t-shirt pickup. The only real "hitch" in the entire weekend happened here. The friends I was with happened to talk to the right person and get there packets right away. I on the other hand talked to someone else and they told me to go back out to find my bib number. I had to fight back through the people to get my number. When I got back I realized another person utilized a name/bib listing for locating bib numbers. Then, we walked through the expo and eventually came upon the shirts where they were more than willing to let participants try on the shirts for size.

Once we retrieved our shirts and packets, we went out to eat at Luigi's, a local Italian eatery. The food wasn't overly exciting, but it definitely sufficed for our carbohydrate loading needs. Upon finishing dinner, we went back to our rooms and crashed for the night after getting things together for the following morning.