Got to meet Hal Hidgon! Dude is OLD... but still pretty bad @ss.
When I grow up, I want to work for Brooks. Coolest.Booth.EVER.
Their whole booth was set up like M*A*S*H complete with a cross dressing Klinger! They called themselves B*R*A*S*H - Brooks Running Athlete Support Hospital - Where they were doing Gait analysis and what not... I learned I pronate like a mofo barefooted on my right foot... go figure that's the leg all my nasty ITB issues stem from.
I didn't get to meet Deena Kastor, I did however get to breath the same air as she did and stood within 7 feet of her prescence. She is TINY!!! 
In case you ever needed to know, this is what a happy liver looks like. Kid.you.not.
Spike, Speedy Jess, Her friend and I giving our best running poses for Sunday
All in all it was fab fun; Michelle loved all the free samples of things, (even if she didn't really know what most of it was for) I was overwhelmed by all the runner's porn, B.o.B & Speedy Jess finally arrived and we got to meet the infamous Running Spike.
B.o.B & I on the train back to Michelle's 
All my running swag (not to be confused with schwag as I was mistakenly calling it...) While I did not end up buying out the entire Chicago Marathon 2009 ladies line as intended (Holy expensive full price Nike gear Batman!!!) I still made out like a bandit.After we got cleaned up, we headed over to the Improv for dinner and a show, where the girls enjoyed some adult beverages and I showed the waiter I meant business when I asked for a pitcher...
Hyrdration Success!!!
and the rest is history... Night B*tches. Off to dream about finish lines...
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Good luck Sunday! I'll be the guy around Mile 10 or 11 with a sign that says "Dear Total Stranger, I am proud of you".
PS I really want to be an "unhappy" liver for Halloween now.
That is the best race expo report ever. So funny that you called Deena Little...Hmmmm?? Good luck pretty girl. Will be sending you good vibes on my first Bloggy meet up with Amanda
Looky there - old Hal scored him a Redhead!
Have a great race tomorrow.
Great great pictures (love the hair-do)! Best of luck to you tomorrow, you're going to ROCK it!
good luck in Chicago !!
Looks like the expo was worth the trip in itself!
Good luck!!
That expo looks awesome! Great report.
My liver isn't happy right now like the one you got to meet. Way to tke down the pitcher. Go get em!!!
Good times! And you scored lots of loot. Most excellent. :-)
Just wanted to wish you best of luck tomorrow (not that you'll need it)...
I'm a newbie runner who started training about 18 weeks ago and now I'll be running the marathon too!
I've done most of my training by myself. However, I've followed several running blogs that I randomly found through google search to help me with my motivation...
I just wanted to say that yours is one of my favorite. You write with a level of genuineness and sincerity that is hard to find. Through your posts you have done an excellent job of balancing the bad days (we all have them) with the good days but overall projecting an excellent positive attitude. Your postings are always very relatable and have been very inspirational to me as I've suffered through (though inexplicably enjoyed) my own training...
anyway, sorry for the long comment, but I just wanted to wish you best of luck tomorrow and in your future endeavors!
Yay! I'm so excited for you- it's tomorrow!!!
Hey fellow Chicago Marathon runner, I found your blog through Karena's.... the best of luck tomorrow!!!
What pace group are you running with? I'm super pokey and will be with the 11's but I'm good with that :)
We will have fabulous weather which should make a world of a difference. Have a great race!!
I enjoyed my pitcher of Bud Light last night...lol!
Good luck on the marathon
Great expo recap Redhead! I think you made out well - free running advice, free swag, free friends and free photos...I guess the last two are relatively free. Haha! Ooh, ooh, ooh...the countdown should now be down to hours...I'm so excited for you...can't wait!
My last piece of advice - wear lots of layers of throwaway clothes (it's gonna be cold)...and start shedding once you hear the starting hone! Handwarmers and gloves will be helpful too.
Enjoy your big day...you've earned it!
Best of luck tomorrow. Have fun!
Great expo recap!! Just wanted to wish you GOOD LUCK for tomorrow. Keep up that positive attitude that has pulled you through all the grueling weeks of training. You can do it!! Can't wait to read your race recap! You'll be in my thoughts tomorrow!!
You met Hal, I'm so J! Looks like you had fun - good luck!!!
I say "schwag" too, don't feel bad. Plus, like your friend, I LOVE FREE STUFF! Expos are my absolute fav! In fact, I'm pretty sure that's why we entered this marathon next week, since I heard Nike Women's has the best swag, so here I am, now running 26.2 miles for like 3 or 4 free samples. I'll do anything for a sample, apparently.
by far the funnest expo-post ever. glad you enjoyed yourself and i love that you asked for a pitcher of water!
You cleaned up at the expo! (Boo to overpriced official merch, though!)
Love the pitcher of water... totally stealing that idea for next time. ;)
Great pics!
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