Woohoo!  I got the "final instructions" in the mail yesterday!  I'm currently assigned to corral 12, but I think I'm going to try to get that changed.  I don't think I gave myself enough credit when I registered, and I will probably be at least 45 minutes faster than my original estimate.

Did everyone else get their packet?  What corral are you in?

Speaking of it being cool.....last year I ran it over-dressed and hot!  I wish I had worn some layers of clothing I was willing to part with, so I could peel them off and throw them to the side of the road, as I heard they come through afterward and pick them up and donate them to charity.  Sure enough...here is a story from azcentral.com:

Marathoners to shed layers, help needy

Jan. 12, 2007 12:00 AM

 

 

If you were among the thousands of people lining the route of last year's P.F. Chang's Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon & ½ Marathon, you might have noticed some people picking up items of clothing shed by the runners.

They weren't stealing. They were Goodwill of Central Arizona employees and volunteers, and they were collecting the clothes to sell at the organization's retail stores.

The Goodwill folks will be back on Sunday to collect clothing from this year's full and half marathons.

Here's how it works: Many runners wear several layers of clothing to keep them warm before the race, and they shed items as they heat up during the run. They know they will never see them again, unless they have friends stationed at predetermined pickup spots along the route, because their race packet warns them that discarded items will be donated to charity.

Goodwill spokeswoman Katrina Thurman, a participant in the pickup, said the organization collected two trucks full of clothing last year, including jackets, hats, sweatshirts, running pants and gloves. They brought in $47,000 for Goodwill.

"It's amazing how much stuff is discarded," Thurman said. "It produces some good postrace revenue."