With a little more than 12 hours before race time, I can honestly say that I am comfortable, relaxed and excited all at the same time. I took the train into the city today to pick up my bib and race packet at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in center city Philadelphia and then had a great lunch at the Reading Terminal and Market – a flounder sandwich (it tasted like it was caught out of the Atlantic Ocean earlier this morning) and a cup of New England clam chowder (otherwise known as chowdah'). Since I was at the Reading Terminal, I also decided to buy all of the produce that I'll need for Thanksgiving dinner which is coming up later this week. Not only am I running my first marathon – I am hosting my family Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday. I wanted to make sure I got most of my shopping out of the way as I'm not sure what condition I'll be in later tomorrow J
So, my plans for tonight are to have a relaxing and light dinner and be in bed by 9:00PM. I am planning to be up by 4:00AM tomorrow morning so I can leave the house by 5:00AM at the absolute latest.
Wishing all of the runners who are making their final preparations the best of luck!
John
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