What a beautiful day in St. Petersburg! I arrived about 11:30 am, called SuperShuttle, and was on my way to St. Pete before I could blink!
Unfortunately, my good luck did not last long. I arrived at the hotel and was told that my room reservation was cancelled. What!?!? I did not understand. Apparently, when I made my reservation back in December I did not guarantee it with a credit card number. Supposedly, the hotel called me in January and left several messages. Since I did not call back they took the liberty of canceling the reservation. Did they notify me? Absolutely not!! Well, I was so upset that I just started to cry. Long story short, the hotel was able to get me a room for the night. A suite! For the same price as a two bed room.
My room was not ready so I went out to lunch and had some delicious sushi. There was a special for $5 bloody marys and mimosas. I almost ordered a mimosa but the waitress talked me out of it because I am taking antibiotics for some teeth issues.
After lunch I walked to the expo. It was sunny and warm and I was sweating by the time I got there. I thought it was so cool that it was taking place at a stadium. Most of the expos I’ve been to have been at a convention center or hotel. If you’ve been to a Rock ‘n’ Roll expo before then you know what to expect. It is a GREAT expo. This one was a bit smaller than the one in Phoenix and Chicago. I bought another pair of headphones because I do not like the last pair I bought (same company but different style) and a Zipfizz sampler. The vendors and customers convinced me to buy it. Let me just say that the fruit punch, orange, and grape flavors are delicious!!
I was disappointed that ProCompression was not there because I was planning to buy a pair of their marathon lime socks to match the letters in my half fanatics shirt I plan to run in tomorrow. Well, at least my red socks will match my headband. Hopefully, this time it won’t fall off like it did in Phoenix.
I am excited about tomorrow’s race. Great city and awesome weather!
Just Keep Running!
Good luck! So glad your room worked out.
Gosh, how lame that they canceled your room. Did you reserve it online? Have a great race!
Thanks!
Yes, I did it online. Lesson learned. Next time I will guarantee a room with a credit card.