Sure thing, she can have mine--maybe we can do the hand-off via CNY Runner, do we know when she is at the Expo (she's volunteering)--I could leave it with her and D could pick it up.

CNY and I are both doing registration on Friday afternoon/evening. I'm not sure she'll be seeing Denise afterwards though, whereas I will. But if you want to give it to CNY instead of me, I guess she can just hand it to me after you give it to her. MTA: thanks for doing this. And does this mean you won't be going to any of the gatherings?

CNY and I are both doing registration on Friday afternoon/evening. I'm not sure she'll be seeing Denise afterwards though, whereas I will. But if you want to give it to CNY instead of me, I guess she can just hand it to me after you give it to her. MTA: thanks for doing this. And does this mean you won't be going to any of the gatherings?

Great--I get in Friday, so maybe I can get to see you both! Let me know as it gets closer where you'll be. (Must get cootie to wear...) I can wear my screaming yellow Maniac jacket--it has "Maniac #130" on the front. I hope to meet up with y'all--I think the pasta dinner is a great deal (kids eat free) if you have kids; I don't, just a DH (guest ticket is $20) who has learned to appreciate pasta (I'm Italian). He makes very few demands, willingly acquieses to many accomodations brought on by running, drives me to lots of races, etc., etc. Anyway, after we went to the pasta dinner in '04, he did extract a promise that in light of all the fabulous eateries in Boston, I would never, ever subject him to that again. Hope to see folks at the trials--any thoughts on where y'all might end up afterwards? If I miss you Friday, I will bring my ticket to you at the trials (unless of course, the airlines mess me over and I get in really late Friday and miss the expo before the trials.)

I have an extra dinner ticket that I can send off. I have been in contact with btb and will try to meet up with him on Saturday afternoon if possible. I can leave it with him for anybody that needs it.

Hey folks, I am just reading this now and am happy to donate my ticket as well to anyone who needs one. I would love to join you, but going back and forth across the Pike all weekend won't work and I can't justify the expense of staying there since I live fairly close. I am glad that a group may meet at the pasta feed. It can be a blast. I also went with a group to the after party in 2001 and danced and danced and had a great time. I don't know yet what my specific task will require on Friday afternoon---as btb said---the 2-8 PM shift at registration. I won't be wearing my lucky orange cap, but you can see what I look like (sort of) in my profile picture---not my avatar! Short, blonde with glasses. I'll be happy to help and hadn't even thought of the dinner tix since I am not going. Just let me know what you need me to do! CNY

So is Mass and Marlborough the chosen meeting place for Sunday morning? What time will people get there? How will we know each other? I may not recognize you when you’re more than an inch or two tall.... I think DH and I will go to the official dinner under the big top on Sunday. That dinner sounds good because 1) it’s probably near our hotel, 2) the price is great, and 3) no worries about reservations - if we get there at 4:30, we can be assured of getting fed fairly quickly (i.e., no waiting until 9pm for a table). Plus the circus acts going on sound fun. I'm really not that picky about food. It'll be pasta, and I expect there will be garlic bread and salad, and as long as there is parmesan cheese I'll be fine. My concern on the night before the race is just that I get fed, and get fed pretty early, so I can digest well before bedtime, and not get stuck waiting for 3 hours for a table at a crowded restaurant. This is just one less thing I have to worry about. We can eat fancier places for other meals during our visit. PBJ – you and your family will be there about 4:30, right? That’s the time I’ll aim for. Deez4boyz – you have my cell #, and we can coordinate. You’ll be bringing BTB, right? Who else is up to meeting at the trough around that time? Again we have the problem of how will we know each other in the crowd. Any ideas?

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Let's see if we can start pulling this stuff together. So are we agreed, 4:30pm for the Sunday pre-race dinner at City Hall Plaza? Meeting place? I see there is a Starbucks right on the corner by the Government Center Metro stop. It has a big gold coffee pot hanging over the entry. We could meet there? Deez4boyz, where and what time do you want to meet for our jaunt to Mike's? Where will you park your car? We can meet at my place and take the metro from there if you want, then walk from the metro to Mike's. I'll leave these details up to you, and meet you wherever is convenient for you. Then after Mike's we can walk to our meeting spot for the pasta dinner. How does this sound? Holly, for the trials, if you get there early, you can meet at my place and grab some bagels and coffee and then we'll walk there , or meet us out on the course. I'm thinking we'll be out at our meeting spot between 7:45 and 8:00am. I'll send you an email with those details. As far as how to find us, I'll work on that I guess. Cell phones are great for that sort of thing though. I will be bringing a non-running guest to the pasta dinner, and would appreciate one of the spare dinner tickets please.

.....he says "do you know any of these people????" um well of course i do dear!!

Sounds like something mine would do. We're going to dinner in the North End, so will miss the big pasta dinner at the race. And I don't think I could convince DH to go to the after party, unless just for a quick stop... But I DO want to meet up with folks at the trials, but we'll get there near the end of it (will be sleeping in and ... whatever). I'll look for a group with cooties. We are going to Amanda and Nate's on Saturday in Somerville... so looking forward to that, and not just for the chance to sample Lou's brews....!