Aggies Do It Better

[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!! To see Part 2 about the expo CLICK HERE! I have a You Tube channel now! Click here  to watch the short video clips I took during the race!! I will be uploading more videos in the future so I'd love it if you subscribed!   Here I am race morning. This is around....oh....3:45 in the morning. So that's 2:45 central (my) time. Can we all agree that this should still be called "nighttime" and not "morning"? YIKES. But I went to bed suuuuuuuuuuuuper early (about 8:30-9) FL time and slept allright, so I wasn't in too bad of shape. I kind of felt like I had never really g...

[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 ...

Hi 2014 runners! I've updated the format on this post...wow I had no idea it was so wonky! sorry! This will be a loooooose tutorial on how I made my costume. I decided to just embelish some regular running clothes, instead of running in full costume. There were TONS of people running in full costumes, but I thought this might be more comfortable.  materials This is what I started with: I purchased at Academy a blue tech tank top and inexpensive white tennis skirt. If you already have these things, then you are ahead of the game! This tennis skirt was $14 (running skirts are upwards of $60!) and the Under Armor tank was $30 I think. A splurge, but something I will get tons of use out of in the future. Then I went to the fabric store and got some costume satin. This kind had a little bit of glitter in it. And it was super cheap. I picked the closest blue I could find to my tank top. I just kind of wrapped the bolt around me to see how much I would need for a skirt. I thin...