With just 2 days to go until the Marathon things are falling into place. Dad returned to Las Vegas for the 2nd time this year to serve as my support team on race day. After picking him up from his non-stop Southwest Airlines flight from Buffalo at LAS we headed over to the Runners' Expo at Mandalay Bay. There I picked up by bib number and micro chip so I can be electronically timed at the start/finish and various checkpoints along the course. In addition to the free T-shirt I got, I also got a Cool Max Runners' hat ($18) and long-sleeve shirt ($32), three pairs of fast-drying socks ($21), a pair of shorts ($18) that I'm sure will help me run further and faster but having dad here (priceless).
We went out to one of my favorite restaurants Sweet Tomatoes for dinner then picked up a few things at the Wild Oats Natural Market for my carbo-loading meal. Yes I'm cooking pasta Saturday night. I don't know what's more life-threatening running a marathon or my cooking.
After dinner we watched a little Alaska video on Denali National Park to get ready for our trip next summer and then Dad was in bed by 9 (midnight Buffalo time).
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