arrival in vegas

i arrived in vegas this afternoon for the start of marathon weekend. the past 8 months of dedicated training leading me up to this ridiculous test of will and endurance in this most surreal of locales. the reality of it all probably won't hit me unti i hear the starting gun go off.


i'm staying at THEhotel - the boutique hotel attached to the mandalay bay - and the room i got is SICK. penthouse level, view of the strip, huge jacuzzi tub - all of it very tastefully and minimally decorated... just the way i like it. some meals essentially comped, got some of my spa visits taken care of... i don't come to vegas all that often but i think when i come back i'm definietely staying here.


before dinner the 3 of us picked up our bib and goodie bag at the expo they had going on down in the convention hall. i'm runner #1537 (out of roughly 7500 runners!!!). still trying to see if there's going to be a way for people to track my progress online.

time for a soak in that nice tub and for a good night's sleep. roughly 30 hrs and counting...