Broad Street Update

I just sent an email to those this affects, but here it is on the blog:

I have a reservation at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel. The rate, through Priceline.com, was $199. I'll probably get hit with a million dollars for taxes, and this doesn't include parking, but none of them do. It is located very close to City Hall, and lots of other cool things. Plus it's just a block or two away from Broad Street, so if we weren't racing we would be in a perfect position for spectating.

I wanted to book at the Latham Hotel in Rittenhouse Square. Looked really unique, $159/night, but only had queen beds and after last year at PDR I'd prefer to have 2 beds rather than 1. I got that price on Hotels.com. Great location, though.

Also on Hotels.com was Hilton Garden Inn at $153/night. Looked like a decent option, a little farther away from things than I like so I scratched it.

For those who are onboard for the weekend of activities, we'll leave Baltimore around 9:30 am on Saturday and head to UDel, where Arjun and Kip are planning on racing (go to www.directathletics.com to register). We'll need to leave sometime around 3 to ensure we get to the expo in time. Kip, this may mean we have to miss your 5k, but we'll figure it out. After the expo we'll check in at the hotel, then get dinner and chill out.

Sunday the race starts at 8:30 am. We'll need to park by the finish line, and take the train up to the start. Or, someone who isn't racing might be nice and caravan us to the start. Either way, we'll need to be on the road by 7, and up there no later than 7:45. Once we're done, we'll hit the road from there, which I figure will be around 11 am. If everyone's okay with it, we'll stop at UDel and grab a quick bit before continuing on.