10 weeks and nearly 800 miles of training will finally culminate in the Marine Corps Marathon this Sunday, October 29, in Washington DC. I'm as ready as I'll ever be. I fly out Saturday morning. After arrival, I'll take the Metro over to the Armory by Union Station, pick up my number, browse the Expo, and enjoy a pasta dinner before heading back to my hotel in Virginia over by the Pentagon. Come Sunday morning, it should be around 40 degrees at 8:20 am when the race starts in front of Arlington National Cemetary, but it should be a good overall day for a 26.2 mile run.
The race course is really amazing since it goes past all the monuments and historic sites in the Washington DC-Arlington area before finishing in front of the Iwo Jima Memorial close to the start of the race.
I'll need to finish under three hours since I have to check out of my hotel by noon. There's not much time to retrieve my belongings, take the subway back to the hotel and take a hot shower.
Fortunately, I have to be in Baltimore for business on Monday, so I'll take Amtrak up there Sunday afternoon, and come home Monday afternoon from BWI airport.
Bye for now ...
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