Less than 24 hours to go until the start of the 2009 NYC Marathon – and I’m finally starting to get excited. There was something in me that was rather nonchalant about the whole thing starting sometime early in my taper. Then I went to the expo at the Javits Center on Thursday to pick up my race number and the excitement finally kicked in! Here are a few pictures:
Welcome banners at the entrance
Inside the expo
Bart Yasso, racing icon and Runner's World Chief Running Officer, signing books. Meeting him was a highlight for me.
And then I woke up to another thrilling sight yesterday morning – the Blue Line painted along the course:
The Blue Line marking the marathon route
Everything’s in place, I feel pretty good, and now I just have to make sure I get some rest, load up on carbs, and set several alarms to make sure I get up early enough tomorrow morning to catch the Staten Island Ferry.
Seth
