rest day

It's Friday, and it feels like Friday. I am so ready for the week to be over. The marathon is 9 days away. Tomorrow, I'll walk 5 miles. All I can think about is the marathon.

Part of it is this impatience for the marathon to be over. I'm not supposed to change anything before or on marathon day -- of course, suddenly, I want to take up jogging, I want to do speedwork, I want to start running stairs. I feel like, in a way, that everything is on hold.

I need suggestions. I've heard that you should try to make yourself look distinctive in a large event like this (Portland is expecting 9000-10,000 runners and walkers) -- so what does that mean? Should I personalize my shirt? Decorate my hydration backpack? Create sharpie tattoos? What do you do?