Living like a rock star

I just booked my hotel, sweet jeebus, a 3-night stay is about the cost of my mortgage. But, when I go all out, I go all out. I'm staying at that fahhhhhbulous hotel I mentioned in a suite. This is the place to be: triple paned windows for noise insulation, my choice of something like 8 different pillows (buckwheat, magnetic therapy, water-filled, etc). I could have booked a cheaper room elsewhere but it really wouldn't have been significantly cheaper, everything I found -- even on Expedia -- was in the $400s. So for the extra money I know I'm staying in an amazing hotel that will be quiet and is mid-town so hopefully it won't be excruciatingly difficult to get back to it after the race. My friend is still checking with her contacts to see if she can get me in on someone else's room block at a cheaper rate and I have up until 24 hours before to cancel so I'm not worried if something better comes along. I'm just relieved that I have a place to stay. And maybe I'll even get a massage at the hotel after. Oh yeah, I'm all about doing this VIP style!

Since it's a suite, there's a separate living room with a pull-out couch and I can get a cot for an extra $30. I would LOVE some of my friends to come down on Sunday and see me finish and if they want to stay Sunday night we can all go out to dinner and drive back together the next day. But that's asking them to take a day off. If my friends can't do it, maybe my parents will. The logistics of getting my dad around the city is difficult though. I think the whole day would be too much for him which makes me sad since I know he'd love to be there. And I would love for him to see me do this. The reality is that it's just not very feasible. I don't even think they have handicapped accommodations at the finish line. Swear to God -- if you want your family to have a seat in the bleachers at the finish line, it's $75 each! Plus a $20 shipping fee! I have to ask my uncles and aunt who did NYC if they set it up so spectators can't even get to the finish line unless they have a paid bleacher seat. Disney was like that and it pissed me off. The finish line is in a parking lot outside of Epcot (which is soooooo anticlimactic after running through Epcot) and you can only get there if you've paid to be on "Mickey's Cheer Squad." Ridiculous. I have months to figure out the logistics but at least I know I have a place to sleep other than the Port Authority.