Santa brought me a 220...I have only used it once so far, but

I was going to ask if anyone was still using this service!

What was the debacle in the half last year? They weren't letting people start the walk from the staging area to the corrals until 4:30, and they weren't doing it in any particular order, so with that many people, it quite literally took over an hour to get there, and some folks didn't make it to th...

Security as well? I'm not sure about the set up - but my guess is that would be the main reason. Possibly .... good point, Lisa .... They are probably worried I might sneak up into a faster corral. :shifty: The actual start line is just a couple minutes walk from Old Key West so you could leave muc...

ONE MORE SLEEP, and RunPub Christmas party tonight - this oughta be interesting.... Not to mention the high of -8C and 10cm of snow forecast for tomorrow! :lol: :shock: Wow, take care guys! And to think I was worried about how many layers I was going to wear to my Santa run last week.... I should h...

Robinandamelia wrote:http://www.mardenmarathon.ca/

Marden Half Marathon is having their one day only $15 registration deal again this year. It's tomorrow, the 13th of December...Hmmm Friday the 13th. Anyway, if anyone interested. I pondered it last year but didn't register but going to this year.

I'm in!

Sounds lovely!!

I second the Firewall! I have a Firewall 220, but this year's 220 doesn't have any reflectivity - I had a huge crush on last year's Firewall 260 but couldn't justify it since I already own the 220.

sschalk wrote:Hey Guys,

I'm a newbie! I actually found this thread on google. Such a small world since I'm addicted to 1) Race bling 2) David's Tea! Can't wait to hear all about your advent calendars. I wasn't lucky enough to get one, Boo hoo!

Welcome! I also missed out on the calendar.

I didn't enjoy it last year. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't as good as some of my other favourite herbals from DAVIDs. I've never bought it either. I'm skipping the ones I've tried before and know I don't like them (or that they don't thrill me) and saving them to send to my sister so she can try som...

deerdree wrote:love, love, love the tea kettle. i may never drink coffee again.

I didn't make a point of getting a calendar, and at the time I was fine with it...now that it's almost December 1 I am kind of sad I will have to live vicariously through all of you in this thread.

Don't get discouraged. That sounds exactly like my first experience (@5:19). I remember people telling me "hey - you did it and that's more than most other people can say" and I only half appreciated it at the time. But it's true - you did something amazing, something that isn't natural, ...

Nicely done.

Nice pics!

And what Jennifer said I know it's maddening - I've been there - but that's practically a rounding error.

Congrats Lisa!! Way to leave it all out there!

You did well on the trail part - I found the big dip in it really hard to navigate and I was only 12k into my race!

(Although for the record, I am getting closer to choosing to spend some of my disposable income on a housekeeping service. Yet another series of choices.) Been thinking about this myself.... I did this back when I had a real job (and disposable income :lol:) and it was worth every penny. [/hijack]

The weather forecast looks terrific...Sunny, low -1, high 4, winds NW15kph.

Of course, that is right on the border line for me between pants vs. capris, vest vs. jacket...

What is everyone else wearing?

I think I'm ready

I'm not looking at the weather because I was okay with the last report I saw - pretending that's what's going to happen until it gets close enough that I actually have to plan clothing!

I'm in too

Good luck everyone!

Not to sound like a variety of 4-7 letter expletives, but I do these things for myself. Yeah, it's nice when there's a charity that benefits, but mostly, it's something I do for me. It may sounds selfish, but I don't think I'm the only one. Not to mention, I don't even think Color Me Rad even said ...

Oh Noes! Somebody is making a profit!!!!! This... Seriously, I don't think they oversell the charity aspect - they mention they support a local charity or community organization, which they do... The idea that paying to have tinted cornstarch shot at you will help you find happiness has been descri...

ngcaper wrote:EPIC....congratulations that's an amazing journey.

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