I have to admit it. I looked like a poor country bumpkin today at the Flora London Marathon expo. I thought I was so cosmopolitan. That crashing sound is me realising I am not.
I mentioned this morning that I was going to try and get to the expo. The really nice concierge that I asked told me it would take about an hour to get there, he wasn’t kidding. It also took two trains to get there. But was it worth every minute of it.
It was held in this HUGE convention centre in the far end of London. There was also some other sort of convention going on at the same time, but there was more than enough room for all of us.
It started with the parcel pickup. Very cool and very organized. For those of you who have run the Scotia Bank Waterfront Marathon in Toronto, it was very similar to what happened next there. There were a couple of massive boards that you could write your reason for running on. I was invited a couple times to write my reasons.
But I explained I would be flying back home instead. A couple people told me that since the weather has been so lovely while I’ve been here I must stay. They insist saying that my presence is required in London so that marathon day will be just as wonderful.
There is just so much to write about, I think I am going to have to post a second time tomorrow.
I am also going to attempt to post a couple pictures that I took this morning. I hope they will work. Technology hasn’t been very kind to me during my stay. I’m not complaining. It means I have to go in through the back door sometimes.
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