Our plans changed already!  We'll probably do the expo BEFORE my daughter's lesson, so like from 2 to 3pm.  Then we'll to Brewer's Alley after the lesson around 4:30.

Many thanks!  Here's to a fun and (reasonably) safe weekend for all!  Anyone who knows how to drop pollen counts through race time without dangerous atmospheric effects is hereby invited to work said wonders!

Hi Kathy. The hour-by-hour forecast is just reaching race time. It looks like mid-50's and 50/50 on "scattered thunderstorms", although in the mid-50's, I'm not real worried about lightning. I'll be wearing black shorts and a short-sleeve tech shirt during the race (maybe black Arizona?), with the only real concession to the rain being the possibility of a (throw-away) running cap. Both times I've run it, they've given a running cap at the expo (mine from last year is now somewhere in Nashville). Before the race, I'll be wearing sweats and an orange windbreaker-type jacket, maybe wearing running gloves and/or carrying a cheap umbrella. If it's raining before the start, I'd expect the inside of the hotel to be extra crowded. For after the race, I'm bringing a dry shirt and keeping dry socks and cheap sneakers in the car. I'll change into the sweats, dry shirt, and jacket after the race. If you couldn't tell, I'm using this as my checklist, but hopefully it helps you too. Good luck, maybe I'll see you there!

The only good news for me is that the race starts at 6:15. I'll be finished well before it hits 88 degrees. The bad news is that the race starts at 6:15 !!

The problem with Broad Street is not that it starts early (8:30) but that you park near the finish and take the subway to the start.  So I need to be on the subway around 7:00.  That means getting there about 6:30 to allow time for traffic (something like CMM last week) and parking and walking to the subway station with several thousand of my friends..

I wanted to thank everyone for their well wishes...You too Jerry!

I sweat a lot so I don't mind getting wet but I dislike running in wet socks and shoes.  So for CMM I only had one bag with me and my shoes were more important than anything else getting wet, so where ever I stood waiting, I put the plastic bag over my shoes.  The lady I ran with had a good tip.  She buys a cheap umbrella from the Dollar store and when the race is ready to start she just hands it to a volunteer or spectator to have and use.  A good investment of a dollar.

Have a great race this weekend everyone!