I’ve got to head over to the Health & Fitness Expo here at the Venetian in Las Vegas, so I can pickup my race packet (and number), swag bag, and see the sights, meet the runners, all that fun stuff. I got to Vegas this morning in under four hours, which was awesome. My friend Corey hooked me up with a free suite at the Venetian, which is by far the most incredible hotel room I’ve ever experienced. It’s split-level with a bedroom and living/dining room overlooking the strip. The bathroom is huge with a very large whirlpool tub, shower, and water closet. I had brunch at Thomas Keller’s Bouchon today. Dinner is at Mario Batali’s Otto Enoteca, also here in the Venetian. They’ve got a decent pasta menu. One place offered prime filet mignon meatballs and spaghetti, but there were only about 6 tables in the restaurant and they don’t take reservations. Oh well. I’ve gambled here at the Venetian before but I was black-out drunk and never really looked around. It’s a pretty awesome space. It’s totally over-the-top design-wise, but there’s something fun and charming about it. It’s like fucking Disneyland in Vegas now. Things’ve changed since my 21st birthday.
There’s a pre-race party/get together tonight at the TAO Nightclub, but I’m pretty sure I won’t be going because the temptation to drink will be too great. Tomorrow night there’s a post-race party at XS in the Wynn. Two free drink tickets. If I can still stand after the run tomorrow I’ll probably check that out. I’m still trying to figure out where I should eat tomorrow after I cross the finish line. I was thinking Carnegie Deli, the America diner/restaurant, or maybe the Comme Ca at the Cosmopolitan for one of those burgers…
Tomorrow I’m just going to share my 4.5 hour (that’s the time limit, remember) marathon playlist. I can’t post all the MP3s but I’ll try to fit in a few. If you want to take the time to download all the songs or queue them up in your iTunes, you can pretty much run the marathon along with me…in your head!
Okay, time to go. I’ll be back with some final thoughts tomorrow, and then a race recap on Monday…if I’m still alive.
Stranger Station – Minutes To Silence [MP3]
