Also offered at the expo was a 'Smores station, so of course I had to stop there:Īfter we finished up at the expo, we went to Quiznos for dinner, then headed back to the hotel for a quick dip in the Hot Tub (along with everyone else who was doing this race apparently!) before heading to bed early. I couldn't decide, so I figured I'd just see what they had after the race the next day instead. I was happy to see that all of the vendors were still open for business when we got there just before 6 - so we spent some time checking out the various race clothes you could purchase (I'm a sucker for good graphics, and they have some neat graphics for this race). Packet Pick-up was all day Friday, but since we went up to Yellowstone, we were actually rushing to get there before the expo closed. We ended up checking out Grand Teton National Park on both Thursday and Saturday afternoons and then a small part of Yellowstone on Friday (in addition to the four solo days I spent exploring). You will not regret it!Īs I briefly mentioned in the previous post, the reason we came up here for the Grand Teton Half in the first place was because my mom wanted to walk her first Half Marathon and she loves the Tetons! I, of course, was happy to jump on board and come do it with her, so I met up with her and my brother (who just came to see the area, not run the race) in Jackson on Thursday before the race. Before I get started, be sure to check out my previous post documenting all of my explorations of Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks in the week leading up to this race! This area is truly unique and beautiful, so I cannot recommend enough to stay a few extra days (or a week, like me) to see the area if you do this race.

Slacker half marathon 2016