Pitty Party Done

Now that I've got my flu diagnosis and have cried, I'm ready to move on.  Accept it.  Get over it.  I refuse to let this bug ruin my one and only Boston experience!

So.  Lets move on, shall we?

I've been drinking water like a crazy person.  I will spare you the details of how many times I got up last night to pee.  Which I am taking as a good sign.  Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate....it's the advice I keep hearing and I am listening!  I'm starting to get my appetite back which is very good news because I need to start fueling.  One of the (many) things I did wrong before the Outer Banks Marathon was carb loading.  I don't normally eat a ton of carbs.  Instead of just slowly increasing the amount I do eat, I waited until 2 days before the marathon and then stuffed my face with a ton of processed (ie: pretzels, bars, crap crap crap) carbs.  By marathon morning, I felt like I had a bowling ball in my stomach.  Not pleasant.  But, lesson learned. 

I'm also starting to think about packing.  Yeah.  Haven't started.  Which is crazy odd for me because I'm very anal organized and like to have my bag packed well in advanced of leaving for a race.  I've got all my important documents (official bib pick up number card thingy, travel docs) ready but that's it.  I still need to get to the running store and pick up race day fuel.  Thought I'd wait on that for a few days on accounta it'd be rude to bring my fluy ass in a running store right now.  I also need to figure out what the heck I'm going to wear.  I over dress all the time.  On our Sunday morning group runs, I always wear tights, then, and this is because I don't like my butt on display, I wear another pair of baggier pants over top.  Then I typically wear a tank, long sleeve thick UA shirt over top then a fleece jacket.  I don't like to be cold.  Obviously.  This is most likely a bad plan for Boston.  Everyone keeps telling me to wear shorts and a tank (with a throw away jacket over top).  But here is my issue with that.  If I normally wear a ton of layers and am comfortable, wont I be uncomfortable in too little clothes?  So I'm thinking capri pants, short sleeve top and a throw away jacket.  Thoughts? 

I also need to think about what to bring with me to the start on Monday morning.  I know we are going to be waiting around for a long time so I'm thinking a Lara Bar, a banana, water and Gatorade.  Also, because it is supposed to rain the day before and as a result, will probably be muddy, I'm bringing a big trash bag to sit on. 

What am I forgetting??

Holy crap......it's almost here!!!!!!!