After gathering in the lobby for shout outs and a team cheer, we boarded the bus to the start line. Well, the corral area, anyway -- there were some 40 corrals needed for all 30,000 runners, so we were actually nowhere near the start line.
It was still dark out when we got off the bus, and it was COLD! Freezing to be exact. Like good little boys and girls, we stood in line for the port-o-potty and then huddled together to try to stay warm. Several of my technologically savvy teammates had their iPhones and Blackberries with them and tracked the temperature in various cities. Even Denver was 46 degrees to San Antonio's 32. Are you kidding me?!
None of us was prepared to wait for so long in such chilly conditions. Even the freebie gloves we had gotten at the expo didn't do much to ward off the cool air. It was just plain uncomfortable. Finally, at about 7:15am we stripped off any extra clothes we didn't want to run in, checked our gear bags and headed for our corrals.
Kelsie, Andrea, Ernie and I all stuck together. The race was supposed to start at 7:30am, but it started late due to logistics. Each corral was supposed to start a minute apart. Well, we were in corral 18, and we didn't make it to the start line until 30 minutes after the gun went off! By the time I stepped on the electronic mat under the balloon arch, I couldn't feel my toes and I guessed it would take about 4 miles just to warm up.
After gathering in the lobby for shout outs and a team cheer, we boarded the bus to the start line. Well, the corral area, anyway -- there were some 40 corrals needed for all 30,000 runners, so we were actually nowhere near the start line.
It was still dark out when we got off the bus, and it was COLD! Freezing to be exact. Like good little boys and girls, we stood in line for the port-o-potty and then huddled together to try to stay warm. Several of my technologically savvy teammates had their iPhones and Blackberries with them and tracked the temperature in various cities. Even Denver was 46 degrees to San Antonio's 32. Are you kidding me?!
None of us was prepared to wait for so long in such chilly conditions. Even the freebie gloves we had gotten at the expo didn't do much to ward off the cool air. It was just plain uncomfortable. Finally, at about 7:15am we stripped off any extra clothes we didn't want to run in, checked our gear bags and headed for our corrals.
Kelsie, Andrea, Ernie and I all stuck together. The race was supposed to start at 7:30am, but it started late due to logistics. Each corral was supposed to start a minute apart. Well, we were in corral 18, and we didn't make it to the start line until 30 minutes after the gun went off! By the time I stepped on the electronic mat under the balloon arch, I couldn't feel my toes and I guessed it would take about 4 miles just to warm up.
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