[Race Recap: I'm writing these posts because reading other's blogs about this race really helped me prepare. When you're doing a huge event like this as a rookie it is really good to have a little bit of knowledge on what to expect. So I took lots of pictures and hopefully my recaps will help others. Pay it forward!] To see Part 1 of this series, about my costume, CLICK HERE! Because of the way our schedule is, I didn't fly into Florida until Saturday, the day before the race. So it was pretty much straight to the expo! I stayed at Pop Century Hotel. It is on the "budget" level of Disney hotels (i.e. the cheapest. I think it was about $145 for one night) I didn't have much time to take too many pictures of the funky stuff around the hotel, but this one was my favorite. This was the building I stayed in. 70's I think. My room. Average. And small. But I was only there for about 24 hours, and in ...