Cathy’s hotel breakfast from the Holiday Inn Express in Nobelsville, INĬheck-in went smooth. We were off to the hotel for the night, just a short drive up the road…the Holiday Inn Express Nobelsville. Since the expo is really small, we had walked through it on the way to get everything…so we left right after getting the hoodie. OH…the most exciting part of this was when I did go to pick up my race shirt, only to discover it is a tech material hoodie. I’m pretty certain I didn’t win that…as I’ve never heard otherwise.
#Geist blast on the bridge 2021 free#
It only cost $49 to throw my name into the challenge and that got me a 26.2 Half Marathon Challenge jacket, a special collector’s edition medal, the aforementioned VIP Access at Geist, and then two chances to win airfare, hotel and a free race entry to the March 2019 Publix Georgia Half Marathon in Atlanta. Why not? And it got me VIP Access post-race as well. What is this challenge? Well…the description said: Run another half marathon (or marathon!) in March, April, or May prior to Geist, and then complete the Geist Half Marathon on May 19th! I had done half marathons in March, April and May…so using Geist as the required last half marathon in the challenge was totally in my grasp. Why the low number? Because I was doing the offered 26.2 Half Marathon Challenge. My first look at the GIANT half marathon medal at the expo We gave hugs and spoke for a moment, but then, I was back on track to pick up my bib number. I turned…and there was Jay…another Nuun Ambassador!! I love seeing familiar faces. On my way toward the back to pick up my bib, I heard someone say my name. And we were supposed to be battling thunderstorms the following morning…but we were hoping that it would hold off. Vincent’s Fishers Hospital and walked inside to the Visitors Waiting Area/Food Court entrance, which is where the expo was being held. From past experiences, we know that the expo has little to offer, but you have to walk through it in order to get your bib and then your race shirt. But it was getting late into the evening…we were after 6 pm and just now getting into the area to get to the expo and pick up my packet. Normally we hit bad traffic heading into the Nobelsville/Fishers area. The drive up to Indianapolis was uneventful and traffic actually wasn’t bad. This also proved to me that sushi is not the magic race food I was toting it up to be. This is why I continue to return to Dragon King’s Daughter. I loved that they included a little take-away container of the gluten-free soy sauce for me. Sushi is great travel food, by the way! We got out, but our order wasn’t quite ready at the restaurant, so we waited around near the bar while they finished it up. The plan was to place a call into Dragon King’s Daughter for sushi to pick up and take with us in the car. Our best chance was to escape around 3:30 pm. It was difficult to get away from work early as my roommate’s teammate took the day off at last minute, leaving her to cover for him. Let’s start with Friday… Sushi on the go from Dragon King’s Daughter And…guess what…it wasn’t the race I expected, but damn…I had fun on this one! You run the reservoir, which is stunning. You run through the gorgeous neighborhoods of Fishers, Indiana. This was supposed to go down at the OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini Marathon at the beginning of the month…but things went downhill quickly on that one and my goal slipped, rather quickly, out of my reach. HA! But…it was a goal this year to press on into a new race PR, specifically in the half marathon distance. The Geist Half Marathon in 2014 holds my half marathon PR (almost 10 minutes faster than this time – 1:38:52)…and that was a difficult course. Also…as a point…I had to give up a fall half marathon I had been hoping to run, but this one was far enough of away from a goal race that I was good to go on this one.
Needless to say…my runs have not only proven to me that I’m sort of stuck at a certain pace or higher (MEH!), but that I am lacking in endurance, especially as the weather warms up. Tom Britt is very active in the Geist Community with the At Geist publication and sponsorship of numerous events.Me crossing the finish line of the Geist Half Marathon – Fishers, IN It will make the whole event very festive! The theme this year is a Patriotic Salute to the 70's. In addition to the fireworks there will also be a boat parade. There is free parking at Holy Spirit, but not until about 6:15 due to Mass. Fireworks will begin at dusk (approximately 10:00 p.m.) and will last for 30 minutes. It will reopen to "car" traffic at 11:00 p.m. The bridge will close to "car" traffic at 5:30 and open to "pedestrians at 6:00. If you are unfamiliar with this part of town, I have linked to a Geist Map. There probably isn't a better place to see the fireworks this year assuming the weather cooperates. Geist is hosting the Blast from the Bridge again this year fireworks over Geist Reservoir.
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