Boston: Carboloading at Fenway

Here's the real reason behind running -- getting to load up on carbs on the days ahead of the big race. I normally eat very few carbs in the week leading up to a marathon then switch to 100% carbs about two days before, giving me a pretty good jolt of energy for a few days. I watched the Sox overcome of 7-0 deficit to beat the Orioles 10-8 last night at Fenway and got a dog at the game.

Next to the Irish, my favorite accent has to be the Boston accent. After checking in yesterday, I hopped in the cab and told the driver to take me to Fenway. "Where ya from?" he asked. "Arkansas," I told him. "Ouakansa! Been to the pak before, have yas?" I could listen to this guy talk all day.

I'm headed over to pick up my race packet and bib and spend some time at the expo this morning and afternoon. Every vendor in the running industry will be at this expo, so I'll probably come back to the hotel with plenty of things I don't need. The marathon starts at 10:30 Monday morning out in Hopkinton and finishes on Boylston Street in downtown Boston.