Live from Austin at the 3M Half Marathon
Just checked into my room here in Austin at the Marriott Courtyard, which is right in front of the starting line for tomorrow's 3M Half Marathon. Very sweet! Best use of Marriott Reward points in awhile!
I wore my Texas Marathon long-sleeved shirt over here and when I checked in, the young woman (presumably a college student) asked: "Are you here for the marathon?" I wondered to myself, "What gave it away?" :)
The temperatures are going to be a little bit more than my liking for over here in the morning.
This will be the third straight year that I've run this event. The last two years have looked like this:
2007 - 2:12:07.8 (Chip), 2:16:36.0 (Gun)
2006 - 2:12:25.3 (Chip), 2:15:50.0 (Gun)
Come to think of it, I didn't beat Debbie by much two years ago. Her chip time was 2:12:55.7 and gun time was 2:17:13.0.
I think I wanted to run in it 2005, but some guy named Brian Sell won it in 1:02:59.
Update (9:30 p.m.) -- I ventured to get something to eat at Manny Hattan's, which is a New York Deli-style restaraunt and a little pricey one for some pretty good food though. I'm stuffed.
And I've heard music outdoors since I got here. It is coming from the Baby Acapulco Mexican Restaraunt. It's not far down the road, but I can't imagine what the folks at the Embassy Suites - one hotel closer - is thinking. Their walls must be rattling.
Good news! -- Waverly made Region Choir as a soprano! She called me at about 2 p.m. and was a little disappointed as she said that she had gone in and, despite drinking a lot of fluid to keep her vocal chords moist, she went dry and didn't feel like she had done well. She called about an hour or so later saying that she had been selected! Now I'm learning what "Region Choir" means!
I guess she did a solo and then was picked to represent about 10 different middle schools. I was doing a little surfing a few minutes ago and it looks as if they're in what is known as District 9. I believe that the Region Choir then goes and competes against other regions across the state. When I know more, I'll let you know! :)
I wore my Texas Marathon long-sleeved shirt over here and when I checked in, the young woman (presumably a college student) asked: "Are you here for the marathon?" I wondered to myself, "What gave it away?" :)
The temperatures are going to be a little bit more than my liking for over here in the morning.
This will be the third straight year that I've run this event. The last two years have looked like this:
2007 - 2:12:07.8 (Chip), 2:16:36.0 (Gun)
2006 - 2:12:25.3 (Chip), 2:15:50.0 (Gun)
Come to think of it, I didn't beat Debbie by much two years ago. Her chip time was 2:12:55.7 and gun time was 2:17:13.0.
I think I wanted to run in it 2005, but some guy named Brian Sell won it in 1:02:59.
Update (9:30 p.m.) -- I ventured to get something to eat at Manny Hattan's, which is a New York Deli-style restaraunt and a little pricey one for some pretty good food though. I'm stuffed.
And I've heard music outdoors since I got here. It is coming from the Baby Acapulco Mexican Restaraunt. It's not far down the road, but I can't imagine what the folks at the Embassy Suites - one hotel closer - is thinking. Their walls must be rattling.
Good news! -- Waverly made Region Choir as a soprano! She called me at about 2 p.m. and was a little disappointed as she said that she had gone in and, despite drinking a lot of fluid to keep her vocal chords moist, she went dry and didn't feel like she had done well. She called about an hour or so later saying that she had been selected! Now I'm learning what "Region Choir" means!
I guess she did a solo and then was picked to represent about 10 different middle schools. I was doing a little surfing a few minutes ago and it looks as if they're in what is known as District 9. I believe that the Region Choir then goes and competes against other regions across the state. When I know more, I'll let you know! :)
posted by WalkSports.com | 9:46 PM
1 Comments:
Congrats to Waverly and good luck to you today, Jon.
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