Almost race day...

So today we went to the expo, picked up packets, met up with fellow WISHers for lunch, then took a short walk thru Millenium park to get pics of the "bean". The expo was really small which I suppose is good - kept me from spending money.

Lunch was a bit of a mess. We had intended to go to Lou Malnati's for great pizza. One, it was further than we thought and two, they had an hour wait. Seeing as we were all starving that was not going to happen. So another 2 blocks over and 2 down and we found Portillos. Best Chicago hot dog period. They also have a kicking chopped salad that is served with fresh bread which is what I had. Tasty.

We had ridden the motorcycle down and on the way back had to pull over to don rain gear. The 30% chance of scattered showers managed to find us. Thankfully it didn't rain the entire way back but did pour about 15 min after we got in.

So after a nice chicken sandwich dinner and some surfing going to head upstairs to watch the Olympics for a bit, relax and then bed. Have to get up at 4am to eat, check my gear 4x (and I have a check list) and get downtown, find parking then meander over to the start. Will meet up with our new friends at the start, Pat and I will wish each other the best and then head to our respective pace groups.

Excited, nervous, thrilled, anxious....Yep that about covers it this eve.
Wish me luck.