So, a few things to note about my race tomorrow:

-this will be my first official half marathon
-I’m gonna wear my iPod despite “race etiquette”, but I’ll keep one ear open
-it’s supposed be effing cold (but it’s hilly – I’ll warm up quickly)
-I spent days working on my playlist. I think it’s solid. I organized it so that it starts out slow and picks up (a lot) as it goes along.

“Collarbone” – Fujiyama & Miyagi
“Bom Bom Diggy” – Tricky & DJ Muggs
“Cut Chemist Suite” – Ozomatli
“Christiansands” – Tricky
“No Más” (Versión Málaga) – El Chojin
“Mentiras” – Los Amigos Invisibles
“Carry Out” – Timbaland
“Hell is Around the Corner” – Tricky
“Rude Boy” – Rihanna
“Empire State of Mind” – Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
“Everything is Everything” – Lauryn Hill
“Heads Will Roll” – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
“Give it to Me” – Madonna
“Hot in Here” – Nelly
“Air Force Ones” – Nelly
“An Open Letter to NYC” – Beastie Boys
“Call Me What U Want” – Paul Wall
“Paradise Circus” (Gui Boratto Remix) – Massive Attack
“Over Me” – Tricky
“My Friend” – Groove Armada
“Psyche” – Massive Attack
“Slideshow at Free University” – Le Tigre
“What We All Want” – Gang of Four
“Lazy Eye” – Silverspun Pickups
“Drop the Tough” – Groove Armada
“Daft Punk is Playing at My House” – LCD Soundsystem
“The Black Keys Work” (Phonique Remix) – Erlend Øye
“Dashboard” – Modest Mouse
“Kangpe” – Nneka
“Lovers of Lights” – Afro Celt Soundsystem
“Such Great Heights” – Postal Service

-Here’s the marathon map:

And these are a few landmarks during the run:

I walked part of the route today to get a feel for it and noticed that most of the roads we’re running on are really narrow. There’s also a lot of long gradual hills, but the entire run seems to be evenly split between going up and down hills. We’ll see how it goes…