Alicia (Smith) told me that waiting for the marathon to start could be really, really cold. It will be practically the middle of the night (4:30 or 5:00 am) and 10 miles up a canyon. She said that I will need to have warm clothes for the top, and then I will probably start the race wearing more than running shorts and shirt. I can shed as I go, but there's a good chance that what I shed will be stolen. So she recommended I buy my "shedding" clothes at DI!!! She also suggested a robe rather than a coat for up top--warm and much more fun than a coat! So this weekend I did my DI shopping. Here I am in my "shedding" clothes. I got this great, fluffy, thick, purple, Victoria Secret robe for $6.00. That was my most expensive purchase.
Now the race has started and I've shed the robe, but am wearing my ear warmer head band, gloves, jacket and pants. The ear warmer and gloves I already owned, but they're totally expendable. In fact I'd love to lose that ugly head band! The jacket was $3.00 at DI. Definitely 1980s era! It's lined with a mesh fabric.
OK. Now I've shed that jacket, as well as the gloves and headband. I'm now wearing my actually pretty nice Nike warm-up pants. $4.00 at DI. Slits on the sides so I don't have to take my shoes off to shed them. But they don't come off as easy as I'd like--not that I'll actually be racing for time in this marathon!
Finally here I am in my plain (and rather expensive) running clothes after having shed all my DI gear. Thanks for the heads' up, Alicia! My race is in less than 2 weeks. I'm psyched! By the way, McKay is designing a team logo for us (he's running this marathon, too!). We will put it on new running shirts. I'll show you when it's done.
3 comments:
Monta, you are too funny!! The DI idea is ingenious.too! I should have thought of something like that when I did my half. Good luck with the marathon!
Your "in action" picture made me laugh. Good luck with your race!
What a fabulous idea! Love the clothes! I keep trying to catch you in church to ask about the marathon--now I know how well you did! Way to go! I am home on disability with Shingles--so you can come see me anytime. I hope they go away soon. This has been miserable, miserable!
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