Flying Pig Marathon Expo

It is obvious that this race has grown a lot since 2002 when I last ran it. They have put a lot of effort in promoting it in Cincinnati. The expo was big, their was more stuff than the NYC Marathon Expo. That probably has to do with the price of the booth. But really it was a great expo. They give you a duffle bag, poster, and technical t-shirt. Who does that. They expo had a lot of great merchandise and running apparel and shoes.Tried on some newton shoes, which weren't so bad. Tried some compression sox and cool earphone buds. The people from the Wright Pat Air Force Marathon gave away towels. This was a good, big expo. The people of Cincinnati are showing the city of in a good way. The only problem is the weather is going to bad on sunday. Thunderstorms are scheduled and 90% chance of rain. But who knows, weather changes and weather man can be bad.

RRCA vs USATF

The road runners club of america puts on an amazing coaching certification program. Our coaches where great today. They gave us a lot of input and a lot of stories. 8-5 in one room can be very boring, but not with Patti and Waren Finke. They put on a great class, and I am looking forward to tomorrows session. They put on the the Portland Marathon Training program, and then live the other half of the year in Kona. What a life. They are experienced ultra marathoners and I believe gave me a lot of insight for my coaching and my running on a personal level.

RRCA Coaching class

Going to bed soon. I have to wake up early and go to downtown Cincinnati for the RRCA Coaching Certification class. It should be good, learn all about road running and what it takes to be a coach. It should be much more relevent to what I am doing than the USATF Certification class was. Well it is off to bed, I will tweet to keep everyone informed tomorrow.

Thursday

I am off to Cincinnati today. For everyone in the group good luck with the run tonight. Carol and Matt will take good care of you. Enjoy the run and I will be there next week, when we lead the Brooks Summer Running Series.

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