Mother, Run, Hike

Race Details Cost : $56 + processing. I registered in National Running day, with the special discount. Goodies : Woman's tech cut shirt, and free samples + snacks and beverages post race. Temperatures : 70 F (21.11 C)  with 89% humidity, overcast. What I wore: shorts, 2 sport bras, hat and socks. The Expo My son loves going to Race expos, he knows there will be free candy for kids, and other free items. Right after we picked up Roger's and my bib, he got a free head wrap, and a drawstring bag. Then my sister and him played a game at the Toyota booth, and got some type of charging device. He also got lollypops and temporary tattoos.   The Morning of The Race I'll confess that one of my least favorite things about doing this half marathon, is driving to Philadelphia before the sun is up on a Sunday morning. But up we went. One of the perks of such a drive, is that I get to spend time with my sister, and we got all caught up on family gossip. It's not really go...

Philly Rock ‘n Roll Half Race Date: September 18, 2016 Weather: Cloudy, 76% humidity, 76 at start of the race, little windy.   Race Website: http://www.runrocknroll.com/philadelphia/ Goodies: Shirt, small free samples in the race bag and snacks at the end of the race. Long Race Recap coming up- and this is the abbreviated version, without the fight on leaving at 5:30 am and who forgot what ...  but summary at the end. Feel free to look at the pictures and read the summary, I won't judge.     Bib Pick up   Bib Pick up was in Philadelphia on Saturday and Friday. We headed out there on Saturday, after soccer.   Rock ‘n’ Roll races are so large, that they only allow bib pick up during the Expo days. I asked and pleaded for DC, this is how I learned this. This was the second time I’ve taken my son to a running expo, and he LOVED it ! He carried my sister’s bag and told everybody he came across that he would be running the...