Marathon Race Expo

This afternoon I went downtown to the marathon race expo. The first thing I did was pick up my bib and chip. I am number 5010. Sounds good to me. Next I toured the expo and picked up my participant shirt (a long-sleeved technical shirt, so much better than a cotton t-shirt) and goody bag. There was lots of gear and goodies for sale at the expo but I managed to restrain myself and only buy the gels that I need for Sunday. I was planning on staying downtown to maybe do some shopping and run a few errands but then I remembered that today is the busiest shopping day of the year in America. I’ve never seen so many people downtown! There was no way I was going to deal with the crowds so I headed back home to keep hydrating and obsessing about the weather.

• www.weather.com: Mix of rain and snow. Highs in the upper 30s and lows in the low 30s. POP 60%
• www.accuweather.com: Breezy and cold with a mix of snow and rain. Winds from the SSW at 19 km/h. High: 4C Realfeel: -2C
• weather.msnbc.com: Sleet. Definite light rain with snow. High 6C and low -2C. Winds light. POP 80%

Two words I’m not so into right now: “snow” and “sleet”