Boston Marathon Expo

What an overwhelming experience! AHHH.

I went to the Boston Marathon Expo on Sunday afternoon after a delicious brunch at SoundBites. The Expo was held at the Hynes Convention Center in downtown Boston...on Boylston Street - the same street that the finish line of the Marathon is on.

It was tough to find parking, especially in my parents' Suburban, so my dad dropped us off, and we met up with him inside. Jen and I collected our numbers, and chatted with the incredibly friendly volunteers. Apparently people had been offering them $100 in cash for their volunteer jackets - crazy! We tried on sizes for participant t-shirts...the eternal struggle between small and medium! (This has been quite the ordeal throughout the Marathon process - what size singlet, participant tee, jacket, team t shirt....) Ended up both getting smalls.

The Expo itself was packed with people and booths - most of which were giving out free swag - saweeeet! I got lots of free powerbar type things, smoothie mixes, aquaphor, and stickers. I also got a beautiful poster with a picture from last year's marathon, but all the participants names on it. Yay. I'm famous.

The hard part about the Expo was that I was really tired, it was really crowded, and I wanted to ensure that my family was having an enjoyable time. We spent a good amount of time there, and then I went home and took a power nap before the Pre-Marathon Team Dinner.