Going to bed the night before the LA Marathon, I had this vision in my head that when I woke up, things were going to be the same way they’d been for the Goofy Challenge – that even though I knew exactly what I was going to wear, I’d change my mind 400 times that morning, changing outfits and shoes over and over.
However, when I woke up, I got dressed with purpose and didn’t change once. I guess this is what happens when you become a big time race veteran, which obviously I am now – being on my 2nd road half marathon and all. (Hardy, hardy, har.)
I will say though, that my choice of outfit did change throughout the week. Originally, I wanted to go with some of my most comfortable clothing – the new maternity pants, and probably my Indy 500 half marathon shirt – or possibly any tech shirt with my Cory Booker t-shirt on overtop of it.
But as the day got closer, and it became very clear we were going to have a hot race, I just thought, “forget it!” In half marathons I want to be cute. (I always want to be cute.) But full marathons are no joke, my friend! Just as I gave up cuteness for comfort in Orlando, I would do it here. While we all can agree I’m obviously super vain, I’m not vain enough to sacrifice my best chance at a successful marathon.
(Though, I cannot ever envision a race in which I wear shorts or don’t wear long sleeves. I mean, come on. Sure, I’ll sacrifice some cuteness, but I’m not gonna go nuts and let me legs just hang out there all race long. That’d be preposterous.)
So, ultimately, I chose pants that were a little less thick (and actually fit a little bit nicer – actually staying on me without needing to be pulled up occasionally during a run. And I chose a shirt that really doesn’t fit me all that super well. It sort of makes me look fat.
But the material is so thin! SO thin. It is probably the absolute lightest and most breathable shirt I have! It was really the only one that made sense to wear in super hot weather. And, it even has a zipper pocket! I don’t like to carry a lot while racing, but that was an extremely convenient place to store some Clif Shot Blocks.
I just decided to hope that once I put the bib on, that’d cover up that the shirt fits me sort of weird, and it’d distract everyone from noticing I look sort of fat in it.
And I think that actually worked out sort of okay.
Quite honestly, because of the incredible comfort and convenience of that outfit, that might be my official marathoning outfit for a while… until I hopefully shrink out of it at some point.
I’ll continue with the marathon tomorrow.