I thought throw-away clothes were the solution, then I experienced a race uniquely prepared for its frigid morning start.
the little comforts when we have them. Take this, a luxury I’ve never replicated since high school cross country: the start-line laundry basket. Competing in Minnesota’s autumn meant snow was always a threat. And our warmups got nearly as much mileage as our singlets. But at every start, five minutes before the gun, a coach dropped a basket at our feet. The seven of us would fill it with jackets, hats, and pants, and be off racing before the sweat of our final wind sprints had a beat to cool.
Anyway, back to that fateful NYC Half morning: It was dark, damp, and just above freezing. And though I wore clothes to toss, I’d still managed to underdress. Thankfully, the race director had anticipated shivering idiots like me. After I checked my bag and passed through security, I rounded a corner to find smiling volunteers peeling Heatsheets-brand blankets off a giant, well, blanket-sized roll. I scurried over with an urgency I usually reserved for a plate of free cookies at the office, and gleefully wrapped myself in the shining silver blanket.Was I toasty? Not quite. But I was comfortable.
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