Las Vegas Marathon…Pre-Race Jitters
Right now it’s about 10pm Pacific time, and my roommate and I are getting up at 3:30am to prepare for our run tomorrow, the Las Vegas Marathon. Bus leaves for the start line at Mandalay Bay at 4:30 (with bagels and bananas en route) and the race starts at 6:07.
When I signed up for this race, I had set a goal to finish in 4 hours, 45 minutes, but between a wicked chest cold during training and the high desert climate here, I’ll be psyched to finish in around 5 hours.
No worries, though. With the help of more than 60 friends, colleagues, and family members, I exceeded my fundraising goal of $3,600. Running with the other 71 runners here on behalf of Team Lifeline — together we raised about $350,000 for Chai lifeline — will be honor and privilege enough, however long it takes me.
Running with hundreds of Elvii will just be gravy.
December 9th, 2008 at 10:59 am
Dying to hear how it went and whether any of the Elvii warned you not to Step on their Blue Suede Sneakers at the Start.