A great way to start
off any race weekend is a stop at the Health and Fitness expo! The Rock n Roll Race expo was held at the
Virginia Beach Convention Center. This
race was sponsored by Brooks and they really did a great job with the expo. It
was one of the most fun and interactive expos we’ve been to.
We started by picking
up our race credentials.
Various prizes included
T-shirts, hats, key chains, visors, and even some Brooks running shoes! Unfortunately neither of us won a pair of
shoes, but here are the fun prizes we did win!
( Although a bit goofy, that visor did come in handy at the beach the
next day)
This is the market
where you won your prizes.
Participants got to “ride”
the Brooks shoe ( which was similar to riding the mechanical bull). That thing
was pretty wicked but I stayed on!
This next activity was
really fun. You raced against others by running on this mat. The faster you
ran, the more the little guy moved up the mountain. The first person to get
their guy to the top of the mountain won a prize. I ran against my mom and sister! ( This is obviously not us in the picture!)
We then spent time at
the various vendors here. We visited some old favorites and also found some new
favorites! I talked to the rep for The Stick and he showed me some new
techniques to use. I also saw my picture at the Big Sur booth as they played a
slide show of this year’s race!
We were sad to see that
the RunDisney booth was not here this year. That booth is always a favorite! One
year ago on this day, at this expo, is where I signed up for my first Disney Marathon!
What booth do you most
look forward to seeing at a race expo?
We will be looking
forward to hearing your reply because one of the vendors that were at this expo
will be doing a give away on our blog tomorrow!