Welcome to Richmond
Well, after a LONG train ride, Melissa and I finally made it to Richmond!
Our train was supposed to head out of Albany at 7:00am yesterday, but that train got cancelled because of the snow storm in NYC, so we were moved to the 6:10AM am train to Penn Station.
Always pick the quiet car! Train rides are so relaxing when you’re not worried about whether or not yours will get cancelled.
After a 2 hour wait at Penn, we boarded the train to Richmond, which was a long one. About 30 minutes outside of Richmond, our train got stuck behind a freight train moving super slow–which put us an hour behind schedule. I just wanted to get off! That was a 8 hour train ride.
Melissa and I were SO glad to be off. We took a cab to our hotel downtown and unpacked. Look what we got when we checked in!
Awesome door tags for the marathoners! This is seeming more real. Holy crap. I’m running a marathon tomorrow!
We decided to eat in our hotel restaurant because we wanted quick food–I got a much needed beer, a local Legend Brewing Brown Ale. (I’m now on untappd–anyone else on there?!) And the beer was delicious!
Today we’re going to hit up the expo and then Chris is coming in to town tonight–find somewhere for dinner and then spend the evening relaxing in our room.
I haven’t seen much yet, but I like Richmond so far!
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the_exile
Excited for you! Have a great day and sleep well!
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Andrew Neckowitz
I found out about your blog from the Sports Backers weekly e-mail when they covered you a while back. Richmond races are a ton of fun (especially the Monument Ave 10k in April), and Legend Brown is fantastic. Good luck tomorrow!
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jameil
I’d never even heard of untappd! Can’t wait to put it to use!
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zeelemons
while reading this, I felt the anticipation of my first marathon! good luck tomorrow– can’t wait to read all about it!
DanB
Good luck and have fun!!!
luv what you do
Good luck tomorrow and enjoy every mile!
I always feel an odd mix of nerves and excitement the night before a race which turns into happiness and joy once I start the race.
PS I love the top pictures and saying off your blog. So cute!
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Jen
Thanks!!
Sue
I could never survive an 8-hour train journey! Kudos ladies and all the best for Richmond M! BTW, is Chris running as well?
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Jen
At first he wasn’t going to buy decided to run last minute. Yay!!