That was the subject of the e-mail I got today from the organizers of the marathon. I've got a bib number (7227, in case you were wondering), an estimated finish time, and a T-shirt size. It doesn't get much more official than that. This was all very reassuring because when I went to check my registration this weekend I had a small heart attack when the search came back saying that it had no record of me. After a couple more attempts I realized the problem was that I had put my first name in the "last name" slot and vice versa. You know, they don't give out those PhD's to just anyone.
I had a short 30-minute run around campus today. It feels weird to be running so little. I feel restless. It was a good run, though, with 8:40 splits. The temperature was chilly at 40 degrees. Meanwhile, the weather forecast for the race is growing worse by the day. The expected high is now 38 degrees. Crap. And this is coming off of an overnight low of 26. Obviously this might change between now and Sunday but I think the bottom line is that it's going to be cold. It could be worse. It could snow.
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yes, not getting registered on time can cause a heart attack. My myocardial moment came at the SF marathon a few years ago. Got up real early, took bus to Ferry Bldg, realized my bib was gone.
I did get a new one, but with ~5 min. to spare, and they said last call while I was exiting the john. Ran to the start line, jumped the fence, stood behind some Ethiopian dude, and we were off. No time to think - which was good in the long run: I finished 16th overall. And under 3 hours.
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