Race Eve

Saturday morning we arose bright and early.  Twin 1 went for Starbucks while Twin 2 was getting ready as our coffee pot only had a single cup pot and we both required coffee.  Twin 1 only ever orders black so they filled both coffees to the brim and when Twin 1 tried to put milk in Twin 2’s it didn’t go so well as it was already so full.  Twin 2 had black coffee as well.  We started the day off with coffee and oatmeal with bananas and almonds. 

 After breakfast we headed over to race kit pick up. We assumed we’d be waiting in line for hours so we got there shortly after it opened.  Our Google map printout said it would be a 15-20 min walk so we set out and when we arrived to our surprise there was no line up at all. Everyone must have gotten them on Friday because on Facebook it showed the huge line up out the door.  This was set up a little differently than any of the other kit pick ups we’ve been to.  First we had to get our bib then got it verified and then we had to pick up our shirts at the back of the race expo.  I guess that’s a good way to get you to walk through the expo.  So we picked up our shirts and walked around and checked things out.   It didn’t take long to walk around as it wasn’t too big.  We did find some purple shirts that said “Run Strong – Ottawa” and they were only $19 so we each bought one.  

 We went to the Running Room booth and saw that our sneakers were on sale because apparently they were last year’s model and they were trying to get rid of them.   We said we would think about it and might be back for them.  In hindsight we probably should have bought them because our sneakers from the race are still trying to dry.  More on that in another post. 

Here are a few pictures of the Army Vehicles and Race Expo.

On our way out people were taking photos under the sign so we joined in.

We finished there early and we didn’t really want to walk ALL THE WAY back to the hotel so we went to the mall and walked around looking for stores to shop at on Monday as we waited for our other Race Buddy to arrive.  A lot of the mall was under construction and most of the stores we shop at are not in the mall anymore and we are way too cheap to shop at all the brand name stores. 

At lunch time we stopped at the food court to eat.  Again, being cheap we brought our own lunch.  PB sandwiches and an apple.  We hung out there for a bit and then met our Race Buddy on the corner and went back to the Race Expo with her and then over to the park across the street to catch up.

Endorsing Asics

Late afternoon we parted ways, walked her back to her car and on our way back to the hotel we hit the grocery store to get some entrees to eat before supper.  Entrees included cheese and grapes again and some macaroons. 

We cooked up some supper and relaxed the rest of the evening.

Salad, Sweet Potato & Chicken

 We laid out all our race gear and tried to get some sleep.  

 In hindsight we shouldn’t have walked around Ottawa for as long and as much as we did.