We arrived in Atlanta early Saturday afternoon, checked in at The Glen Hotel, grabbed some lunch at a sports bar nearby, and watched some of the Australian Open. Then we walked to the the conference center to get our 5K goodie bags and numbers. We each got a nice hoodie in a cute little reusable bag and enjoyed the booths with lots of little chocolate treats. Then we headed back to get a drink in the sky lounge, but it was closed. (The reason we chose that hotel was because they had a great view of the city. Interesting how they didn't mention the sky lounge would be rented out when we booked the rooms.) It was fine, we just hung out in the lounge on the main level and played "Cards against Humanity". Then we grabbed a cab and went to dinner at 2 Urban Licks. It's supposed to be one of the top 10 restaurants in Atlanta. When we got back, we walked around the city a bit and then went to bed at around 10:30. We had to get up at 5:30 am for the race.
Early Sunday morning, we arrived at the race at 6:30. There were so many people running in it and so much excitement and energy in the air! After the race, they gave us a "finisher's mug" filled with hot chocolate, chocolate fondu, and some yummy treats to dip in the chocolate. They had a DJ and loud music playing with lots of people dancing and celebrating. We checked out of the hotel and grabbed lunch at Pappadeaux on the way home. It was a great way to kick off the tennis season. Spring season starts this week. Crazy how they call it "spring" when the season starts in January! Our first match is this Tuesday!
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